What color is #2B4442?

#2B4442 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B4442?

The RGB value is 43, 68, 66: 43 red, 68 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4442?

The complementary color is #442B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4442 color

#2B4442 rgb(43, 68, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B4442 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 26.7% green and 25.9% blue (43, 68, 66).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#2B4442 color codes

HEX	`#2B4442`
RGB	`rgb(43, 68, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 26.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, -10.12, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 10.28, 190.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.046, 5.041, 5.913)`
Decimal	`2835522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4442, 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 #2B4442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #2B4442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4442; }
.text { color: #2b4442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 68 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4442, #2b3944); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B4442?: #2B4442 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B4442?: The RGB value is 43, 68, 66: 43 red, 68 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4442?: The complementary color is #442B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.