What color is #2F3F48?

#2F3F48 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F3F48?

The RGB value is 47, 63, 72: 47 red, 63 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F3F48?

The complementary color is #48382F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F3F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F3F48 color

#2F3F48 rgb(47, 63, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F3F48 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 24.7% green and 28.2% blue (47, 63, 72).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#2F3F48 color codes

HEX	`#2F3F48`
RGB	`rgb(47, 63, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 24.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.64, -3.88, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.64, 8.51, 242.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.119, 4.627, 6.806)`
Decimal	`3096392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F3F48, 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 #2F3F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F3F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #2F3F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f3f48; }
.text { color: #2f3f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 63 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f3f48, #2f3248); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F3F48?: #2F3F48 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F3F48?: The RGB value is 47, 63, 72: 47 red, 63 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F3F48?: The complementary color is #48382F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F3F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.