What color is #2B888D?

#2B888D is a dark, moderate cyan known as Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Turkish Jade?

The RGB value is 43, 136, 141: 43 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Turkish Jade?

The complementary color is #8D302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Turkish Jade color: hex code #2B888D

#2B888D rgb(43, 136, 141)

Shades of teal

Turkish Jade has the hex code #2B888D. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (43, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 53% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

Turkish Jade (#2B888D) color codes

HEX	`#2B888D`
RGB	`rgb(43, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 53%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 70%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, -24.8, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 26.96, 203.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.606, 20.043, 28.293)`
Decimal	`2853005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Turkish Jade, 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 #2B888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2B888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #2B888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b888d; }
.text { color: #2b888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b888d, #2b578d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #2B888D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2B888D?: #2B888D is a dark, moderate cyan known as Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Turkish Jade?: The RGB value is 43, 136, 141: 43 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Turkish Jade?: The complementary color is #8D302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.