Information about #2F4B46 color

#2F4B46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2F4B46 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 75, 70) — 18.4% red, 29.4% green, 27.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 2 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #2F4B46 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Firefly (#314643). Nearby in the Register you will also find Te Papa Green (#2B4B40) and Gable Green (#2C4641).

The recipe behind #2F4B46 is rgb(47, 75, 70), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2F4B46 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2F4B46 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2F4B46 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2F4B46 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 #2F4B46

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

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Isobar color link
Isobar

#374846

Roulette color link
Roulette

#2A4D3E

Hauraki color link
Hauraki

#3A4D49

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Lamp Black color link
Lamp Black

#2E473B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F4B46
  • RGB47, 75, 70
  • CMYK11, 0, 2, 71
  • CSSrgb(47, 75, 70)
  • HSL169°, 23%, 24%
  • HSL Precise169.286°, 22.951%, 23.922%
  • HSV169°, 37%, 29%
  • HSB169°, 37%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.294, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.294, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.294, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2F4B46
  • DECIMAL ID3099462
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01