What color is #2F3455?

#2F3455 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3455?

The RGB value is 47, 52, 85: 47 red, 52 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3455?

The complementary color is #55502F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3455 color

#2F3455 rgb(47, 52, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F3455 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 20.4% green and 33.3% blue (47, 52, 85).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#2F3455 color codes

HEX	`#2F3455`
RGB	`rgb(47, 52, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 20.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.71, 7.64, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.71, 22.06, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.039, 3.716, 9.097)`
Decimal	`3093589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3455, 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 #2F3455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #2F3455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3455; }
.text { color: #2f3455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 52 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3455, #3d2f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F3455?: #2F3455 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3455?: The RGB value is 47, 52, 85: 47 red, 52 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3455?: The complementary color is #55502F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.