What color is #2F3538?

#2F3538 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3538?

The RGB value is 47, 53, 56: 47 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3538?

The complementary color is #38322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3538 color

#2F3538 rgb(47, 53, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3538 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 20.8% green and 22% blue (47, 53, 56).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 9% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#2F3538 color codes

HEX	`#2F3538`
RGB	`rgb(47, 53, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 20.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 9%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, -1.79, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 3.29, 236.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.159, 3.436, 4.237)`
Decimal	`3093816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3538, 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 #2F3538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #2F3538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3538; }
.text { color: #2f3538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 53 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3538, #2f3138); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F3538?: #2F3538 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3538?: The RGB value is 47, 53, 56: 47 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3538?: The complementary color is #38322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.