What color is #2B5A5E?

#2B5A5E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B5A5E?

The RGB value is 43, 90, 94: 43 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B5A5E?

The complementary color is #5E2F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B5A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B5A5E color

#2B5A5E rgb(43, 90, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2B5A5E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 35.3% green and 36.9% blue (43, 90, 94).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#2B5A5E color codes

HEX	`#2B5A5E`
RGB	`rgb(43, 90, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 35.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 4%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, -14.73, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 16.41, 206.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.672, 8.633, 11.902)`
Decimal	`2841182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B5A5E, 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 #2B5A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B5A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #2B5A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b5a5e; }
.text { color: #2b5a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b5a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 90 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5a5e, #2b405e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2B5A5E?: #2B5A5E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B5A5E?: The RGB value is 43, 90, 94: 43 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B5A5E?: The complementary color is #5E2F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B5A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.