#2f494e Color Information

#2f494e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2f494e. In RGB, it consists of 18.4% Red, 28.6% Green, and 30.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 39.7% Cyan, 6.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 69.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 189.7°, with saturation of 24.8% and lightness of 24.5%. The decimal value for #2f494e is 3098958, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2f494e is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#2f494e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color47, 73, 78 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color18.4%, 28.6%, 30.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.816, 0.714, 0.694 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.397, 0.064, 0, 0.694 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color189.7°, 24.8%, 24.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color189.7°, 39.7%, 30.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color4.930, 5.920, 8.091 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color47, 61, 78 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3098958 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color29.208, -8.395, -6.136 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)29.208, 10.399, 216.163 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color29.208, -11.662, -6.389 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color24.330, -6.408, -2.685 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.260, 0.313, 5.920 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281289038 / 0xff2f494e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Shades of #2f494e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2f494e, its pure hue is 189.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.8%, and its lightness is 24.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2f494e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #06090a to #294044.

Tints of #2f494e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2f494e, its pure hue is 189.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.8%, and its lightness is 24.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2f494e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #496064 to #e5e8e9.

Tones of #2f494e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2f494e, its pure hue is 189.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2f494e, which range from #3f3f3f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00697d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2f494e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2f494e! For #2f494e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2f494e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2f494e

This color, #2f494e, consists of 18.4% Red, 28.6% Green, and 30.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 47, Green = 73, Blue = 78. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2f494e is 39.7% Cyan, 6.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 69.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R18.4%
C39.7%
G28.6%
M6.4%
B30.6%
Y0.0%
K69.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 47 73 78
Octal 57 111 116
Hexa #2f #49 #4e
Binary 00101111 01001001 01001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 39 6 0 69
Octal 47 6 0 105
Hexa #27 #06 #00 #45
Binary 00100111 00000110 00000000 01000101

Analogous Colors of #2f494e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2f494e — which has hue 189.7° — its analogous colors are located at 159.7° and 219.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f494e.

Triadic Colors of #2f494e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2f494e — which has hue 189.7° — its triadic colors are located at 69.7° and 309.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f494e.

Complementary Color of #2f494e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2f494e — which has hue 189.7° — its complementary color is located at 9.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f494e.

Split Complementary Colors of #2f494e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2f494e — which has hue 189.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.7° and 339.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f494e.

Tetradic Colors of #2f494e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2f494e — which has hue 189.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 99.7°, 189.7°, 279.7°, and 9.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2f494e.

Monochromatic Colors of #2f494e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2f494e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1b2223 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #3b7581 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2f494e

We want to make getting started with #2f494e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2f494e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2f494e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2f494e with other HTML elements.

#2f494e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2f494e.
<span style="color: #2f494e;">The color of this text is #2f494e.</span>

#2f494e Background Color

The background color for this text is #2f494e.
<div style="background-color: #2f494e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2f494e.</div>

#2f494e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2f494e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2f494e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2f494e.</span>

#2f494e Border Color

This is a div with border color #2f494e.
<div style="border: #2f494e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2f494e.</div>

#2f494e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2f494e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2f494e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2f494e on a white background.</div></div>

#2f494e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2f494e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2f494e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2f494e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2f494e to White

This is a gradient from #2f494e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2f494e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2f494e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2f494e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2f494e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2f494e to white.</div>

Gradient from #2f494e to Black

This is a gradient from #2f494e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2f494e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2f494e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2f494e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2f494e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2f494e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2f494e

In addition to using #2f494e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2f494e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2f494e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 47, Green = 73, Blue = 78). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2f494e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2f494e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(47, 73, 78)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2f494e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2f494e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2f494e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(47, 73, 78);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2f494e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:47, green:73, blue:78, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:47 green:73 blue:78 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(47f, 73f, 78f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(47, 73, 78);
 

#2f494e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2f494e the same way. For those with color blindness, #2f494e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2f494e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2f494e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2f494e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2f494e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2f494e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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