What color is #2B4B50?

#2B4B50 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 #2B4B50?

The RGB value is 43, 75, 80: 43 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B4B50?

The complementary color is #50302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B4B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B4B50 color

#2B4B50 rgb(43, 75, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B4B50 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 29.4% green and 31.4% blue (43, 75, 80).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 30% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#2B4B50 color codes

HEX	`#2B4B50`
RGB	`rgb(43, 75, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 29.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 30%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 46%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, -10.25, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 12.23, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.96, 6.125, 8.509)`
Decimal	`2837328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B4B50, 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 #2B4B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B4B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #2B4B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b4b50; }
.text { color: #2b4b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b4b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 75 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b4b50, #2b3850); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B4B50?: #2B4B50 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 #2B4B50?: The RGB value is 43, 75, 80: 43 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B4B50?: The complementary color is #50302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B4B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.