What color is #2F314C?

#2F314C 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 #2F314C?

The RGB value is 47, 49, 76: 47 red, 49 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F314C?

The complementary color is #4C4A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F314C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F314C color

#2F314C rgb(47, 49, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F314C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.2% green and 29.8% blue (47, 49, 76).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#2F314C color codes

HEX	`#2F314C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 49, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 36%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.29, 6.78, -16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.29, 18.22, 291.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.575, 3.323, 7.289)`
Decimal	`3092812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F314C, 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 #2F314C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F314C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #2F314C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f314c; }
.text { color: #2f314c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f314c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 49 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f314c, #3b2f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F314C?: #2F314C 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 #2F314C?: The RGB value is 47, 49, 76: 47 red, 49 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F314C?: The complementary color is #4C4A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F314C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.