Information about #2F878E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #2F878E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(47, 135, 142) (18.4% red, 52.9% green, 55.7% blue), or CMYK 37 / 3 / 0 / 44 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #2F878E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Celeritas (#299792). Slightly further away sit Celadon Green (#2F847C) and Retreat (#39909B).

The recipe behind #2F878E is rgb(47, 135, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2F878E: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2F878E color variations

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

#2F878E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2F878E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2F878E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2F878E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2F878E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #2F878E

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

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Celadon Green color link
Celadon Green

#2F847C

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Thousand Herb Color color link
Thousand Herb Color

#317589

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Donovan Busha Blue color link
Donovan Busha Blue

#327B7F

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Java color link
Java

#259797

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

#2F878E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F878E
  • RGB47, 135, 142
  • CMYK37, 3, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(47, 135, 142)
  • HSL184°, 50%, 37%
  • HSL Precise184.421°, 50.265%, 37.059%
  • HSV184°, 67%, 56%
  • HSB184°, 67%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.529, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.529, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.529, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2F878E
  • DECIMAL ID3114894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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