What color is #2F4746?

#2F4746 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4746?

The RGB value is 47, 71, 70: 47 red, 71 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4746?

The complementary color is #472F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4746 color

#2F4746 rgb(47, 71, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4746 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.8% green and 27.5% blue (47, 71, 70).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#2F4746 color codes

HEX	`#2F4746`
RGB	`rgb(47, 71, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.25, -9.46, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.25, 9.75, 194.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.531, 5.553, 6.626)`
Decimal	`3098438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4746, 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 #2F4746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #2F4746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4746; }
.text { color: #2f4746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 71 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4746, #2f3c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F4746?: #2F4746 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4746?: The RGB value is 47, 71, 70: 47 red, 71 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4746?: The complementary color is #472F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.