What color is #2B494B?

#2B494B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B494B?

The RGB value is 43, 73, 75: 43 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B494B?

The complementary color is #4B2D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B494B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B494B color

#2B494B rgb(43, 73, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B494B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 28.6% green and 29.4% blue (43, 73, 75).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#2B494B color codes

HEX	`#2B494B`
RGB	`rgb(43, 73, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 28.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 3%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.87, -10.54, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.87, 11.55, 204.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.648, 5.786, 7.527)`
Decimal	`2836811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B494B, 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 #2B494B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B494B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #2B494B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b494b; }
.text { color: #2b494b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b494b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 73 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b494b, #2b394b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B494B?: #2B494B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B494B?: The RGB value is 43, 73, 75: 43 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B494B?: The complementary color is #4B2D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B494B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.