What color is #2F9792?

#2F9792 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F9792?

The RGB value is 47, 151, 146: 47 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F9792?

The complementary color is #972F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F9792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F9792 color

#2F9792 rgb(47, 151, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F9792 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 59.2% green and 57.3% blue (47, 151, 146).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 53% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#2F9792 color codes

HEX	`#2F9792`
RGB	`rgb(47, 151, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 59.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 53%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 69%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, -30.14, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 30.73, 191.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.425, 24.811, 31.059)`
Decimal	`3118994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F9792, 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 #2F9792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F9792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #2F9792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f9792; }
.text { color: #2f9792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f9792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 151 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f9792, #2f6897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #2F9792?: #2F9792 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F9792?: The RGB value is 47, 151, 146: 47 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F9792?: The complementary color is #972F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F9792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.