What color is #2B3E50?

#2B3E50 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3E50?

The RGB value is 43, 62, 80: 43 red, 62 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3E50?

The complementary color is #503D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3E50 color

#2B3E50 rgb(43, 62, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B3E50 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 24.3% green and 31.4% blue (43, 62, 80).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 30% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#2B3E50 color codes

HEX	`#2B3E50`
RGB	`rgb(43, 62, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 24.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 30%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 46%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 22%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.38, -2.04, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.38, 13.43, 261.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.166, 4.538, 8.244)`
Decimal	`2834000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3E50, 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 #2B3E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #2B3E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3e50; }
.text { color: #2b3e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 62 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3e50, #2b2c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B3E50?: #2B3E50 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3E50?: The RGB value is 43, 62, 80: 43 red, 62 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3E50?: The complementary color is #503D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.