What color is #2B4144?

#2B4144 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 #2B4144?

The RGB value is 43, 65, 68: 43 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4144?

The complementary color is #442E2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4144 color

#2B4144 rgb(43, 65, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B4144 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (43, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#2B4144 color codes

HEX	`#2B4144`
RGB	`rgb(43, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, -7.69, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 8.96, 210.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.93, 4.711, 6.17)`
Decimal	`2834756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4144, 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 #2B4144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #2B4144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4144; }
.text { color: #2b4144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4144, #2b3444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2B4144?: #2B4144 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 #2B4144?: The RGB value is 43, 65, 68: 43 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4144?: The complementary color is #442E2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.