What color is #2F4646?

#2F4646 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4646?

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

What is the complementary color of #2F4646?

The complementary color is #462F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4646 color

#2F4646 rgb(47, 70, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4646 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#2F4646 color codes

HEX	`#2F4646`
RGB	`rgb(47, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, -8.85, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 9.3, 197.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.468, 5.427, 6.605)`
Decimal	`3098182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4646, 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 #2F4646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #2F4646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4646; }
.text { color: #2f4646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4646, #2f3b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F4646?: #2F4646 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4646?: The RGB value is 47, 70, 70: 47 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4646?: The complementary color is #462F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.