What color is #2F4A51?

#2F4A51 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4A51?

The RGB value is 47, 74, 81: 47 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4A51?

The complementary color is #51362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4A51 color

#2F4A51 rgb(47, 74, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F4A51 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 29% green and 31.8% blue (47, 74, 81).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#2F4A51 color codes

HEX	`#2F4A51`
RGB	`rgb(47, 74, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 29%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 42%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 9%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, -8.12, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 10.99, 222.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.106, 6.096, 8.691)`
Decimal	`3099217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4A51, 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 #2F4A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #2F4A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4a51; }
.text { color: #2f4a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 74 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4a51, #2f3951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F4A51?: #2F4A51 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4A51?: The RGB value is 47, 74, 81: 47 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4A51?: The complementary color is #51362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.