What color is #2F9263?

#2F9263 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 #2F9263?

The RGB value is 47, 146, 99: 47 red, 146 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F9263?

The complementary color is #922F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F9263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F9263 color

#2F9263 rgb(47, 146, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F9263 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 57.3% green and 38.8% blue (47, 146, 99).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#2F9263 color codes

HEX	`#2F9263`
RGB	`rgb(47, 146, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 57.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 51%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 68%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 32%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, -39.95, 16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 43.33, 157.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.702, 22.061, 15.338)`
Decimal	`3117667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F9263, 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 #2F9263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F9263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #2F9263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f9263; }
.text { color: #2f9263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f9263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 146 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f9263, #2f9092); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F9263?: #2F9263 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 #2F9263?: The RGB value is 47, 146, 99: 47 red, 146 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F9263?: The complementary color is #922F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F9263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.