What color is #2B3F44?

#2B3F44 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3F44?

The RGB value is 43, 63, 68: 43 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3F44?

The complementary color is #44302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3F44 color

#2B3F44 rgb(43, 63, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B3F44 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 24.7% green and 26.7% blue (43, 63, 68).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#2B3F44 color codes

HEX	`#2B3F44`
RGB	`rgb(43, 63, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 24.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.22, -6.44, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.22, 8.53, 221.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.817, 4.486, 6.132)`
Decimal	`2834244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3F44, 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 #2B3F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #2B3F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3f44; }
.text { color: #2b3f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 63 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3f44, #2b3344); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2B3F44?: #2B3F44 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3F44?: The RGB value is 43, 63, 68: 43 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3F44?: The complementary color is #44302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.