What color is #2B423F?

#2B423F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B423F?

The RGB value is 43, 66, 63: 43 red, 66 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B423F?

The complementary color is #422B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B423F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B423F color

#2B423F rgb(43, 66, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B423F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.9% green and 24.7% blue (43, 66, 63).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#2B423F color codes

HEX	`#2B423F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 66, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 35%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.07, -9.73, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.07, 9.78, 186.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.841, 4.769, 5.42)`
Decimal	`2835007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B423F, 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 #2B423F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B423F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #2B423F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b423f; }
.text { color: #2b423f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b423f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 66 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b423f, #2b3a42); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B423F?: #2B423F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B423F?: The RGB value is 43, 66, 63: 43 red, 66 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B423F?: The complementary color is #422B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B423F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.