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#2F4E08

#2F4E08 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Zucchini. In RGB it’s made of 18.4% red, 30.6% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 81% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

2.21:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #2F4E08 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#2F4E08
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #2F4E08

What color is #2F4E08?

#2F4E08 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Zucchini. In RGB it’s made of 18.4% red, 30.6% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 81% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #2F4E08 in RGB?

#2F4E08 is rgb(47, 78, 8): 47 red, 78 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #2F4E08 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(40, 0, 90, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #2F4E08?

PANTONE 371 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #2F4E08?

Its complement #563776 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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