What color is #2F903E?

#2F903E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F903E?

The RGB value is 47, 144, 62: 47 red, 144 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F903E?

The complementary color is #902F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F903E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F903E color

#2F903E rgb(47, 144, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F903E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 56.5% green and 24.3% blue (47, 144, 62).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#2F903E color codes

HEX	`#2F903E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 144, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 56.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 57%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, -45.78, 35.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 57.67, 142.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.014, 20.897, 7.957)`
Decimal	`3117118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F903E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2F903E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F903E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2F903E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f903e; }
.text { color: #2f903e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f903e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 144 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f903e, #2f906e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #2F903E?: #2F903E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F903E?: The RGB value is 47, 144, 62: 47 red, 144 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F903E?: The complementary color is #902F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F903E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.