What color is #2B2B46?

#2B2B46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2B46?

The RGB value is 43, 43, 70: 43 red, 43 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2B46?

The complementary color is #46462B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2B46 color

#2B2B46 rgb(43, 43, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B2B46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 16.9% green and 27.5% blue (43, 43, 70).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#2B2B46 color codes

HEX	`#2B2B46`
RGB	`rgb(43, 43, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 16.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 39%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.73, 7.71, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.73, 18.56, 294.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.965, 2.683, 6.155)`
Decimal	`2829126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2B46, 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 #2B2B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2B2B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2b46; }
.text { color: #2b2b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 43 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2b46, #392b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2B2B46?: #2B2B46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2B46?: The RGB value is 43, 43, 70: 43 red, 43 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2B46?: The complementary color is #46462B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.