What color is #2B8478?

#2B8478 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Whispers?

The RGB value is 43, 132, 120: 43 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Whispers?

The complementary color is #842B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B8478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Whispers color: hex code #2B8478

#2B8478 rgb(43, 132, 120)

Shades of teal

Emerald Whispers has the hex code #2B8478. It is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (43, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 51% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

Emerald Whispers (#2B8478) color codes

HEX	`#2B8478`
RGB	`rgb(43, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 51%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 67%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, -29.05, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 29.07, 182.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.636, 18.371, 20.646)`
Decimal	`2851960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Whispers, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2B8478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2B8478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2B8478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b8478; }
.text { color: #2b8478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b8478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b8478, #2b6384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2B8478 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2B8478?: #2B8478 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Whispers?: The RGB value is 43, 132, 120: 43 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Whispers?: The complementary color is #842B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B8478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.