What color is #2F3246?

#2F3246 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3246?

The RGB value is 47, 50, 70: 47 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3246?

The complementary color is #46432F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3246 color

#2F3246 rgb(47, 50, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F3246 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 19.6% green and 27.5% blue (47, 50, 70).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#2F3246 color codes

HEX	`#2F3246`
RGB	`rgb(47, 50, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 19.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.31, 4.22, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.31, 13.52, 288.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.418, 3.328, 6.255)`
Decimal	`3093062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3246, 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 #2F3246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2F3246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3246; }
.text { color: #2f3246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 50 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3246, #372f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F3246?: #2F3246 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3246?: The RGB value is 47, 50, 70: 47 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3246?: The complementary color is #46432F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.