What color is #2F3F46?

#2F3F46 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3F46?

The RGB value is 47, 63, 70: 47 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3F46?

The complementary color is #46362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3F46 color

#2F3F46 rgb(47, 63, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3F46 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 24.7% green and 27.5% blue (47, 63, 70).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#2F3F46 color codes

HEX	`#2F3F46`
RGB	`rgb(47, 63, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 24.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.57, -4.46, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.57, 7.77, 234.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.055, 4.601, 6.468)`
Decimal	`3096390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3F46, 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 #2F3F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #2F3F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3f46; }
.text { color: #2f3f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 63 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3f46, #2f3446); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F3F46?: #2F3F46 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3F46?: The RGB value is 47, 63, 70: 47 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3F46?: The complementary color is #46362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.