What color is #2B6E90?

#2B6E90 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Chill of the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B6E90?

The RGB value is 43, 110, 144: 43 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B6E90?

The complementary color is #904D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B6E90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B6E90 color

#2B6E90 rgb(43, 110, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B6E90 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 43.1% green and 56.5% blue (43, 110, 144).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 54% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chill of the Night (#256D8D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#2B6E90 color codes

HEX	`#2B6E90`
RGB	`rgb(43, 110, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 43.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 54%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 70%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.77, -9.57, -24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.77, 26.54, 248.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.604, 13.678, 28.409)`
Decimal	`2846352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B6E90, 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 #2B6E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2B6E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #2B6E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b6e90; }
.text { color: #2b6e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b6e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 110 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b6e90, #2b3c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #2B6E90?: #2B6E90 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Chill of the Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B6E90?: The RGB value is 43, 110, 144: 43 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B6E90?: The complementary color is #904D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B6E90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.