What color is #2B4155?

#2B4155 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 #2B4155?

The RGB value is 43, 65, 85: 43 red, 65 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4155?

The complementary color is #553F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4155 color

#2B4155 rgb(43, 65, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B4155 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.5% green and 33.3% blue (43, 65, 85).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#2B4155 color codes

HEX	`#2B4155`
RGB	`rgb(43, 65, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 24%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, -2.36, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 14.86, 260.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.526, 4.95, 9.309)`
Decimal	`2834773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4155, 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 #2B4155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #2B4155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4155; }
.text { color: #2b4155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 65 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4155, #2b2c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2B4155?: #2B4155 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 #2B4155?: The RGB value is 43, 65, 85: 43 red, 65 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4155?: The complementary color is #553F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.