What color is #2B3233?

#2B3233 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3233?

The RGB value is 43, 50, 51: 43 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3233?

The complementary color is #332C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3233 color

#2B3233 rgb(43, 50, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B3233 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 19.6% green and 20% blue (43, 50, 51).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#2B3233 color codes

HEX	`#2B3233`
RGB	`rgb(43, 50, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 19.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 16%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.18, -2.74, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.18, 3.2, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.734, 3.034, 3.573)`
Decimal	`2830899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3233, 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 #2B3233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #2B3233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3233; }
.text { color: #2b3233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 50 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3233, #2b2e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B3233?: #2B3233 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3233?: The RGB value is 43, 50, 51: 43 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3233?: The complementary color is #332C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.