What color is #2F9B6F?

#2F9B6F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F9B6F?

The RGB value is 47, 155, 111: 47 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F9B6F?

The complementary color is #9B2F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F9B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F9B6F color

#2F9B6F rgb(47, 155, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #2F9B6F is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 60.8% green and 43.5% blue (47, 155, 111).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 53% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#2F9B6F color codes

HEX	`#2F9B6F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 155, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 60.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 53%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 70%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, -41.09, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 43.55, 160.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.761, 25.193, 19.068)`
Decimal	`3119983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F9B6F, 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 #2F9B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F9B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #2F9B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f9b6f; }
.text { color: #2f9b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f9b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 155 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f9b6f, #2f919b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #2F9B6F?: #2F9B6F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F9B6F?: The RGB value is 47, 155, 111: 47 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F9B6F?: The complementary color is #9B2F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F9B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.