What color is #2A5671?

#2A5671 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5671?

The RGB value is 42, 86, 113: 42 red, 86 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5671?

The complementary color is #71452A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5671 color

#2A5671 rgb(42, 86, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A5671 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 33.7% green and 44.3% blue (42, 86, 113).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#2A5671 color codes

HEX	`#2A5671`
RGB	`rgb(42, 86, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 33.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 63%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 24%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.68, -6.28, -19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.68, 20.95, 252.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.262, 8.339, 16.847)`
Decimal	`2774641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5671, 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 #2A5671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #2A5671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5671; }
.text { color: #2a5671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 86 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5671, #2a3371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2A5671?: #2A5671 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5671?: The RGB value is 42, 86, 113: 42 red, 86 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5671?: The complementary color is #71452A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.