What color is #2F8190?

#2F8190 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F8190?

The RGB value is 47, 129, 144: 47 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8190?

The complementary color is #903E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8190 color

#2F8190 rgb(47, 129, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F8190 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (47, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1B7D8D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#2F8190 color codes

HEX	`#2F8190`
RGB	`rgb(47, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -19.56, -15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 24.86, 218.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.054, 18.317, 29.175)`
Decimal	`3113360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8190, 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 #2F8190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2F8190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #2F8190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8190; }
.text { color: #2f8190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8190, #2f5190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2F8190?: #2F8190 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F8190?: The RGB value is 47, 129, 144: 47 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8190?: The complementary color is #903E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.