What color is #2B6E6B?

#2B6E6B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B6E6B?

The RGB value is 43, 110, 107: 43 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B6E6B?

The complementary color is #6E2B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B6E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B6E6B color

#2B6E6B rgb(43, 110, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2B6E6B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 43.1% green and 42% blue (43, 110, 107).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 44% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#2B6E6B color codes

HEX	`#2B6E6B`
RGB	`rgb(43, 110, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 43.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 44%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 61%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, -21.72, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 22.22, 192.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.225, 12.726, 15.877)`
Decimal	`2846315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B6E6B, 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 #2B6E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2B6E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2B6E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b6e6b; }
.text { color: #2b6e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b6e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 110 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b6e6b, #2b506e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2B6E6B?: #2B6E6B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B6E6B?: The RGB value is 43, 110, 107: 43 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B6E6B?: The complementary color is #6E2B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B6E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.