What color is #2F6D71?

#2F6D71 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F6D71?

The RGB value is 47, 109, 113: 47 red, 109 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F6D71?

The complementary color is #71332F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F6D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F6D71 color

#2F6D71 rgb(47, 109, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F6D71 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 42.7% green and 44.3% blue (47, 109, 113).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#2F6D71 color codes

HEX	`#2F6D71`
RGB	`rgb(47, 109, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 42.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 4%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.36, -18.53, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.36, 20.29, 204.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.62, 12.733, 17.57)`
Decimal	`3108209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F6D71, 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 #2F6D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F6D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #2F6D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f6d71; }
.text { color: #2f6d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f6d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 109 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f6d71, #2f4c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2F6D71?: #2F6D71 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F6D71?: The RGB value is 47, 109, 113: 47 red, 109 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F6D71?: The complementary color is #71332F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F6D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.