What color is #2B5A53?

#2B5A53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B5A53?

The RGB value is 43, 90, 83: 43 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B5A53?

The complementary color is #5A2B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B5A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B5A53 color

#2B5A53 rgb(43, 90, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2B5A53 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 35.3% green and 32.5% blue (43, 90, 83).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 35% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#2B5A53 color codes

HEX	`#2B5A53`
RGB	`rgb(43, 90, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 35.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 35%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 52%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.9, -17.99, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.9, 18.02, 182.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.213, 8.45, 9.486)`
Decimal	`2841171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B5A53, 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 #2B5A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B5A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #2B5A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b5a53; }
.text { color: #2b5a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b5a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 90 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5a53, #2b4a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2B5A53?: #2B5A53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B5A53?: The RGB value is 43, 90, 83: 43 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B5A53?: The complementary color is #5A2B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B5A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.