What color is #2F675A?

#2F675A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F675A?

The RGB value is 47, 103, 90: 47 red, 103 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F675A?

The complementary color is #672F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F675A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F675A color

#2F675A rgb(47, 103, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F675A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 40.4% green and 35.3% blue (47, 103, 90).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#2F675A color codes

HEX	`#2F675A`
RGB	`rgb(47, 103, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 40.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, -21.97, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 22.04, 175.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.867, 11.042, 11.388)`
Decimal	`3106650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F675A, 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 #2F675A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F675A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2F675A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f675a; }
.text { color: #2f675a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f675a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 103 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f675a, #2f5867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #2F675A?: #2F675A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F675A?: The RGB value is 47, 103, 90: 47 red, 103 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F675A?: The complementary color is #672F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F675A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.