What color is #2F9198?

#2F9198 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F9198?

The RGB value is 47, 145, 152: 47 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F9198?

The complementary color is #98362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F9198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F9198 color

#2F9198 rgb(47, 145, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F9198 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 56.9% green and 59.6% blue (47, 145, 152).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 53% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#2F9198 color codes

HEX	`#2F9198`
RGB	`rgb(47, 145, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 56.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 53%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 69%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, -25.37, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 28.05, 205.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.963, 23.12, 33.268)`
Decimal	`3117464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F9198, 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 #2F9198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F9198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #2F9198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f9198; }
.text { color: #2f9198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f9198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 145 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f9198, #2f5c98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F9198?: #2F9198 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F9198?: The RGB value is 47, 145, 152: 47 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F9198?: The complementary color is #98362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F9198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.