What color is #2F906E?

#2F906E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F906E?

The RGB value is 47, 144, 110: 47 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F906E?

The complementary color is #902F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F906E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F906E color

#2F906E rgb(47, 144, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F906E is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 56.5% green and 43.1% blue (47, 144, 110).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#2F906E color codes

HEX	`#2F906E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 144, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 56.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, -36.55, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 37.89, 164.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.959, 21.675, 18.197)`
Decimal	`3117166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F906E, 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 #2F906E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F906E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #2F906E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f906e; }
.text { color: #2f906e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f906e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 144 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f906e, #2f8290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #2F906E?: #2F906E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F906E?: The RGB value is 47, 144, 110: 47 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F906E?: The complementary color is #902F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F906E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.