What color is #2D4850?

#2D4850 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4850?

The RGB value is 45, 72, 80: 45 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4850?

The complementary color is #50352D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4850 color

#2D4850 rgb(45, 72, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D4850 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 28.2% green and 31.4% blue (45, 72, 80).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#2D4850 color codes

HEX	`#2D4850`
RGB	`rgb(45, 72, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 28.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, -7.81, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 11.18, 225.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.847, 5.771, 8.446)`
Decimal	`2967632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4850, 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 #2D4850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #2D4850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4850; }
.text { color: #2d4850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 72 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4850, #2d3650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2D4850?: #2D4850 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4850?: The RGB value is 45, 72, 80: 45 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4850?: The complementary color is #50352D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.