What color is #2B374B?

#2B374B is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B374B?

The RGB value is 43, 55, 75: 43 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B374B?

The complementary color is #4B3F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B374B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B374B color

#2B374B rgb(43, 55, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B374B is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 21.6% green and 29.4% blue (43, 55, 75).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#2B374B color codes

HEX	`#2B374B`
RGB	`rgb(43, 55, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 21.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.84, 1, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.84, 13.9, 274.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.632, 3.754, 7.188)`
Decimal	`2832203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B374B, 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 #2B374B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B374B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #2B374B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b374b; }
.text { color: #2b374b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b374b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 55 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b374b, #2f2b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2B374B?: #2B374B is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B374B?: The RGB value is 43, 55, 75: 43 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B374B?: The complementary color is #4B3F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B374B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.