What color is #2F4253?

#2F4253 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4253?

The RGB value is 47, 66, 83: 47 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4253?

The complementary color is #53402F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4253 color

#2F4253 rgb(47, 66, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4253 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 25.9% green and 32.5% blue (47, 66, 83).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#2F4253 color codes

HEX	`#2F4253`
RGB	`rgb(47, 66, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 25.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 43%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.09, -2.44, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.09, 12.82, 259.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.681, 5.125, 8.924)`
Decimal	`3097171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4253, 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 #2F4253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #2F4253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4253; }
.text { color: #2f4253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 66 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4253, #2f3053); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2F4253?: #2F4253 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4253?: The RGB value is 47, 66, 83: 47 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4253?: The complementary color is #53402F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.