What color is #2F6A60?

#2F6A60 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F6A60?

The RGB value is 47, 106, 96: 47 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F6A60?

The complementary color is #6A2F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F6A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F6A60 color

#2F6A60 rgb(47, 106, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F6A60 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 41.6% green and 37.6% blue (47, 106, 96).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#2F6A60 color codes

HEX	`#2F6A60`
RGB	`rgb(47, 106, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 41.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.83, -21.9, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.83, 21.9, 180.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.437, 11.756, 12.889)`
Decimal	`3107424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F6A60, 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 #2F6A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F6A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #2F6A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f6a60; }
.text { color: #2f6a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f6a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 106 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f6a60, #2f576a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2F6A60?: #2F6A60 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F6A60?: The RGB value is 47, 106, 96: 47 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F6A60?: The complementary color is #6A2F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F6A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.