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#2F7393 Color

#2F7393 is rgb(47, 115, 147) in RGB, hsl(199, 52%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 22%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2F7393
HEX#2F7393
RGBrgb(47, 115, 147)
HSLhsl(199, 52%, 38%)
HSVhsv(199, 68%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 22%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.084 232)
LABlab(45.21% -14.08 -24.24)
LCHlch(45.21% 28.03 239.84)

What #2F7393 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2F7393, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 7.36Teal Blue#367588ΔE 7.72Sea Blue#006994ΔE 8.18Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 8.84Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 10.07Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 11.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2F7393 Channel Values

How #2F7393 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 47 · G 115 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 52% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 68% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2F7393 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2F7393 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2F7393

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2F7393; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2F7393
Complementary
#934E2F
Analogous
#2F9381
Analogous
#2F4193
Triadic
#932F73
Triadic
#73932F
Split comp.
#932F41
Split comp.
#93812F

Tints & Shades of #2F7393

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3A8FB6
#51A2C8
#73B5D3
#92C5DD
#B5D8E8
#D4E8F2

Shades

#286480
#22556D
#1C4659
#173A4A
#112B36
#0B1B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2F7393.

How #2F7393 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2F7393
Protanopia#6B6B93
Protanomaly#596E93
Deuteranopia#636394
Deuteranomaly#536A94
Tritanopia#1E7878
Tritanomaly#267683
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2F7393 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2f7393: #2F7393;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2F7393;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2f7393': '#2F7393' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.451, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_2f7393">#2F7393</color>
SVG fillfill="#2F7393"

More Teal Colors

#2F7393 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2F7393 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2F7393?

#2F7393 is a dark teal — rgb(47, 115, 147) in RGB and hsl(199, 52%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #2F7393?

#2F7393 is rgb(47, 115, 147) — red 47, green 115, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2F7393?

#2F7393 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 22%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2F7393 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2F7393 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2F7393 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2F7393 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 12.35, which is visibly different.

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