What color is #2F2F46?

#2F2F46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2F46?

The RGB value is 47, 47, 70: 47 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2F46?

The complementary color is #46462F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2F46 color

#2F2F46 rgb(47, 47, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F2F46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 18.4% green and 27.5% blue (47, 47, 70).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#2F2F46 color codes

HEX	`#2F2F46`
RGB	`rgb(47, 47, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 18.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, 6.29, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 15.64, 293.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.294, 3.079, 6.214)`
Decimal	`3092294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2F46, 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 #2F2F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #2F2F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2f46; }
.text { color: #2f2f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 47 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2f46, #3b2f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F2F46?: #2F2F46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2F46?: The RGB value is 47, 47, 70: 47 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2F46?: The complementary color is #46462F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.