What color is #2F3537?

#2F3537 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3537?

The RGB value is 47, 53, 55: 47 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3537?

The complementary color is #37312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3537 color

#2F3537 rgb(47, 53, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3537 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 20.8% green and 21.6% blue (47, 53, 55).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#2F3537 color codes

HEX	`#2F3537`
RGB	`rgb(47, 53, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 20.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 15%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, -2.05, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 2.96, 226.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.135, 3.426, 4.11)`
Decimal	`3093815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3537, 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 #2F3537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #2F3537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3537; }
.text { color: #2f3537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 53 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3537, #2f3137); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F3537?: #2F3537 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3537?: The RGB value is 47, 53, 55: 47 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3537?: The complementary color is #37312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.