What color is #2B4443?

#2B4443 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 #2B4443?

The RGB value is 43, 68, 67: 43 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4443?

The complementary color is #442B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4443 color

#2B4443 rgb(43, 68, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B4443 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 26.7% green and 26.3% blue (43, 68, 67).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#2B4443 color codes

HEX	`#2B4443`
RGB	`rgb(43, 68, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 26.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.88, -9.83, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.88, 10.14, 194.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.076, 5.053, 6.07)`
Decimal	`2835523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4443, 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 #2B4443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #2B4443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4443; }
.text { color: #2b4443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 68 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4443, #2b3844); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B4443?: #2B4443 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 #2B4443?: The RGB value is 43, 68, 67: 43 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4443?: The complementary color is #442B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.