Information about #2F898F color

#2F898F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2F898F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 137, 143) — 18.4% red, 53.7% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 2 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2F898F reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Celeritas (#299792). Slightly further away sit Retreat (#39909B) and Scooter (#308EA0).

The recipe behind #2F898F is rgb(47, 137, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2F898F: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2F898F color variations

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

#2F898F 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 #2F898F

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

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Java color link
Java

#259797

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F898F
  • RGB47, 137, 143
  • CMYK38, 2, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(47, 137, 143)
  • HSL184°, 51%, 37%
  • HSL Precise183.75°, 50.526%, 37.255%
  • HSV184°, 67%, 56%
  • HSB184°, 67%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.537, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.537, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.537, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2F898F
  • DECIMAL ID3115407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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