What color is #2F3956?

#2F3956 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3956?

The RGB value is 47, 57, 86: 47 red, 57 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3956?

The complementary color is #564C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3956 color

#2F3956 rgb(47, 57, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F3956 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 22.4% green and 33.7% blue (47, 57, 86).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#2F3956 color codes

HEX	`#2F3956`
RGB	`rgb(47, 57, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 22.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 34%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.33, 4.53, -18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.33, 19.35, 283.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.315, 4.202, 9.386)`
Decimal	`3094870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3956, 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 #2F3956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #2F3956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3956; }
.text { color: #2f3956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 57 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3956, #392f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F3956?: #2F3956 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3956?: The RGB value is 47, 57, 86: 47 red, 57 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3956?: The complementary color is #564C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.