What color is #2F3349?

#2F3349 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 #2F3349?

The RGB value is 47, 51, 73: 47 red, 51 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3349?

The complementary color is #49452F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3349 color

#2F3349 rgb(47, 51, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F3349 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 20% green and 28.6% blue (47, 51, 73).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#2F3349 color codes

HEX	`#2F3349`
RGB	`rgb(47, 51, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 20%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.77, 4.45, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.77, 14.83, 287.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.558, 3.453, 6.781)`
Decimal	`3093321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3349, 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 #2F3349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #2F3349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3349; }
.text { color: #2f3349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 51 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3349, #382f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F3349?: #2F3349 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 #2F3349?: The RGB value is 47, 51, 73: 47 red, 51 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3349?: The complementary color is #49452F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.