What color is #2F496B?

#2F496B is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F496B?

The RGB value is 47, 73, 107: 47 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F496B?

The complementary color is #6B512F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F496B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F496B color

#2F496B rgb(47, 73, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F496B is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 28.6% green and 42% blue (47, 73, 107).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#2F496B color codes

HEX	`#2F496B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 73, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 28.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 32%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, 1.04, -22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 22.78, 272.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.208, 6.43, 14.821)`
Decimal	`3098987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F496B, 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 #2F496B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F496B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #2F496B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f496b; }
.text { color: #2f496b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f496b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 73 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f496b, #332f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F496B?: #2F496B is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F496B?: The RGB value is 47, 73, 107: 47 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F496B?: The complementary color is #6B512F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F496B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.