What color is #2B5B56?

#2B5B56 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 #2B5B56?

The RGB value is 43, 91, 86: 43 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B5B56?

The complementary color is #5B2B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B5B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B5B56 color

#2B5B56 rgb(43, 91, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2B5B56 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 35.7% green and 33.7% blue (43, 91, 86).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#2B5B56 color codes

HEX	`#2B5B56`
RGB	`rgb(43, 91, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 35.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.34, -17.68, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.34, 17.81, 186.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.416, 8.667, 10.137)`
Decimal	`2841430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B5B56, 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 #2B5B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B5B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #2B5B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b5b56; }
.text { color: #2b5b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b5b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 91 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5b56, #2b485b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2B5B56?: #2B5B56 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 #2B5B56?: The RGB value is 43, 91, 86: 43 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B5B56?: The complementary color is #5B2B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B5B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.