What color is #2F313F?

#2F313F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F313F?

The RGB value is 47, 49, 63: 47 red, 49 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F313F?

The complementary color is #3F3D2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F313F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F313F color

#2F313F rgb(47, 49, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F313F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.2% green and 24.7% blue (47, 49, 63).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#2F313F color codes

HEX	`#2F313F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 49, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.67, 2.83, -9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.67, 9.51, 287.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.168, 3.16, 5.145)`
Decimal	`3092799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F313F, 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 #2F313F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F313F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #2F313F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f313f; }
.text { color: #2f313f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f313f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 49 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f313f, #352f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2F313F?: #2F313F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F313F?: The RGB value is 47, 49, 63: 47 red, 49 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F313F?: The complementary color is #3F3D2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F313F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.