What color is #2F8E91?

#2F8E91 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F8E91?

The RGB value is 47, 142, 145: 47 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F8E91?

The complementary color is #91322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F8E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F8E91 color

#2F8E91 rgb(47, 142, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F8E91 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (47, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#2F8E91 color codes

HEX	`#2F8E91`
RGB	`rgb(47, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 51%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 68%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 2%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.02, -26, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.02, 27.74, 200.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.954, 21.993, 30.187)`
Decimal	`3116689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F8E91, 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 #2F8E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F8E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #2F8E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f8e91; }
.text { color: #2f8e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f8e91, #2f5d91); }

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Questions

What color is #2F8E91?: #2F8E91 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F8E91?: The RGB value is 47, 142, 145: 47 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F8E91?: The complementary color is #91322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F8E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.