What color is #2B4556?

#2B4556 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 #2B4556?

The RGB value is 43, 69, 86: 43 red, 69 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4556?

The complementary color is #563C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4556 color

#2B4556 rgb(43, 69, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B4556 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 27.1% green and 33.7% blue (43, 69, 86).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#2B4556 color codes

HEX	`#2B4556`
RGB	`rgb(43, 69, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 27.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 50%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 20%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.96, -4.61, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.96, 14.01, 250.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.804, 5.441, 9.599)`
Decimal	`2835798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4556, 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 #2B4556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #2B4556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4556; }
.text { color: #2b4556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 69 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4556, #2b2f56); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B4556?: #2B4556 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 #2B4556?: The RGB value is 43, 69, 86: 43 red, 69 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4556?: The complementary color is #563C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.