What color is #2B4645?

#2B4645 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 #2B4645?

The RGB value is 43, 70, 69: 43 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4645?

The complementary color is #462B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4645 color

#2B4645 rgb(43, 70, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B4645 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 27.5% green and 27.1% blue (43, 70, 69).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% 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 10.17:1).

#2B4645 color codes

HEX	`#2B4645`
RGB	`rgb(43, 70, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 27.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, -10.48, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 10.81, 194.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.26, 5.323, 6.432)`
Decimal	`2836037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4645, 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 #2B4645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #2B4645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4645; }
.text { color: #2b4645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 70 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4645, #2b3946); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B4645?: #2B4645 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 #2B4645?: The RGB value is 43, 70, 69: 43 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4645?: The complementary color is #462B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.