What color is #2B4246?

#2B4246 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 #2B4246?

The RGB value is 43, 66, 70: 43 red, 66 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4246?

The complementary color is #462F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4246 color

#2B4246 rgb(43, 66, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B4246 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 25.9% green and 27.5% blue (43, 66, 70).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#2B4246 color codes

HEX	`#2B4246`
RGB	`rgb(43, 66, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 25.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, -7.73, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 9.37, 214.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.05, 4.852, 6.516)`
Decimal	`2835014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4246, 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 #2B4246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #2B4246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4246; }
.text { color: #2b4246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 66 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4246, #2b3546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2B4246?: #2B4246 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 #2B4246?: The RGB value is 43, 66, 70: 43 red, 66 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4246?: The complementary color is #462F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.