What color is #2D354E?

#2D354E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D354E?

The RGB value is 45, 53, 78: 45 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D354E?

The complementary color is #4E462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D354E color

#2D354E rgb(45, 53, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D354E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (45, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#2D354E color codes

HEX	`#2D354E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 32%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.49, 4, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.49, 16.87, 283.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.73, 3.654, 7.715)`
Decimal	`2962766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D354E, 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 #2D354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #2D354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d354e; }
.text { color: #2d354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d354e, #362d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2D354E?: #2D354E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D354E?: The RGB value is 45, 53, 78: 45 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D354E?: The complementary color is #4E462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.