What color is #2F5C58?

#2F5C58 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 #2F5C58?

The RGB value is 47, 92, 88: 47 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F5C58?

The complementary color is #5C2F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F5C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F5C58 color

#2F5C58 rgb(47, 92, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F5C58 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 36.1% green and 34.5% blue (47, 92, 88).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#2F5C58 color codes

HEX	`#2F5C58`
RGB	`rgb(47, 92, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 36.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, -16.6, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 16.79, 188.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.76, 8.963, 10.604)`
Decimal	`3103832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F5C58, 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 #2F5C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F5C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #2F5C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f5c58; }
.text { color: #2f5c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f5c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 92 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f5c58, #2f4a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2F5C58?: #2F5C58 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 #2F5C58?: The RGB value is 47, 92, 88: 47 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F5C58?: The complementary color is #5C2F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F5C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.