What color is #2F6B80?

#2F6B80 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F6B80?

The RGB value is 47, 107, 128: 47 red, 107 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F6B80?

The complementary color is #80442F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F6B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F6B80 color

#2F6B80 rgb(47, 107, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F6B80 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 42% green and 50.2% blue (47, 107, 128).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 46% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Astral (#376F89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#2F6B80 color codes

HEX	`#2F6B80`
RGB	`rgb(47, 107, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 42%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 46%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 63%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 16%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.27, -12.61, -17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.27, 21.53, 234.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 12.677, 22.321)`
Decimal	`3107712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F6B80, 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 #2F6B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F6B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #2F6B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f6b80; }
.text { color: #2f6b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f6b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 107 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f6b80, #2f4380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #2F6B80?: #2F6B80 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F6B80?: The RGB value is 47, 107, 128: 47 red, 107 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F6B80?: The complementary color is #80442F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F6B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.