What color is #2F5B53?

#2F5B53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F5B53?

The RGB value is 47, 91, 83: 47 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5B53?

The complementary color is #5B2F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5B53 color

#2F5B53 rgb(47, 91, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F5B53 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 35.7% green and 32.5% blue (47, 91, 83).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#2F5B53 color codes

HEX	`#2F5B53`
RGB	`rgb(47, 91, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 35.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 48%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.42, -17.44, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.42, 17.44, 180.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.474, 8.711, 9.522)`
Decimal	`3103571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5B53, 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 #2F5B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #2F5B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5b53; }
.text { color: #2f5b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 91 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5b53, #2f4d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F5B53?: #2F5B53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F5B53?: The RGB value is 47, 91, 83: 47 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5B53?: The complementary color is #5B2F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.