Information about #2F464C color

#2F464C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2F464C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 70, 76) — 18.4% red, 27.5% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 2 / 0 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2F464C reads as a gently muted cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Charcoal (#36454F). Slightly further away sit Majestic Blue (#36434A) and Firefly (#314643).

In RGB terms — rgb(47, 70, 76) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2F464C: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2F464C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2F464C color variations

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#2F464C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2F464C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Charcoal color link
Charcoal

#36454F

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Avalanche color link
Avalanche

#354152

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Isobar color link
Isobar

#374846

Cloud Burst color link
Cloud Burst

#353E4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F464C
  • RGB47, 70, 76
  • CMYK11, 2, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(47, 70, 76)
  • HSL192°, 24%, 24%
  • HSL Precise192.414°, 23.577%, 24.118%
  • HSV192°, 38%, 30%
  • HSB192°, 38%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.275, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.275, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.275, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2F464C
  • DECIMAL ID3098188
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01