What color is #2F976F?

#2F976F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Rainforest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F976F?

The RGB value is 47, 151, 111: 47 red, 151 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F976F?

The complementary color is #972F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F976F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F976F color

#2F976F rgb(47, 151, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F976F is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 59.2% green and 43.5% blue (47, 151, 111).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 53% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Rainforest (#009A70), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#2F976F color codes

HEX	`#2F976F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 151, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 59.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 53%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 69%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.97, -39.38, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.97, 41.35, 162.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.107, 23.884, 18.85)`
Decimal	`3118959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F976F, 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 #2F976F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F976F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #2F976F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f976f; }
.text { color: #2f976f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f976f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 151 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f976f, #2f8b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #2F976F?: #2F976F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Rainforest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F976F?: The RGB value is 47, 151, 111: 47 red, 151 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F976F?: The complementary color is #972F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F976F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.