What color is #2D3E60?

#2D3E60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3E60?

The RGB value is 45, 62, 96: 45 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3E60?

The complementary color is #604F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3E60 color

#2D3E60 rgb(45, 62, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D3E60 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 24.3% green and 37.6% blue (45, 62, 96).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#2D3E60 color codes

HEX	`#2D3E60`
RGB	`rgb(45, 62, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 24.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, 3.98, -22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 22.62, 280.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.915, 4.847, 11.741)`
Decimal	`2965088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3E60, 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 #2D3E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #2D3E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3e60; }
.text { color: #2d3e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 62 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3e60, #362d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2D3E60?: #2D3E60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3E60?: The RGB value is 45, 62, 96: 45 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3E60?: The complementary color is #604F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.