Information about #2B313B color

#2B313B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B313B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 49, 59) — 16.9% red, 19.2% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 4 / 0 / 77. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #2B313B stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gunmetal (#2A3439). Slightly further away sit Blueprint (#2A313F) and Black Rock (#2C2D3C).

The recipe behind #2B313B is rgb(43, 49, 59), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2B313B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2B313B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2B313B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#4D576A

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#717F98

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#A0A9BA

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#CFD4DC

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White

#FFFFFF

#2B313B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#22272F

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#191D23

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#111317

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#08090B

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Black

#000000

#2B313B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#39404A

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#494F59

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#5A5F67

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#6C6F73

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Grey

#808080

#2B313B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#382A3B

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#312A3B

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#2B2A3B

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#2B313B

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#2A373B

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#2A3B38

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#2A3B31

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#2B313B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#2B313B
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#3B352B
#3B352B

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#2B313B
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#393B2B
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#3B2D2B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#2D2B3B
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#2B313B
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#2B393B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#2B313B
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#3B2B31
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#313B2B
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#2B313B
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#352B3B
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#3B352B
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#313B2B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#2B313B
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#3B2B39
#3B2B39

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#3B352B
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#2B3B2D
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Nearest named colors to #2B313B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gunmetal color link
Gunmetal

#2A3439

Blueprint color link
Blueprint

#2A313F

Black Rock color link
Black Rock

#2C2D3C

Crater Smoke color link
Crater Smoke

#2F2E3A

Double Tuna color link
Double Tuna

#2F3237

Tornado color link
Tornado

#272D3C

Traccia color link
Traccia

#2A3335

Quarterback color link
Quarterback

#282B3C

Gumboot color link
Gumboot

#313337

Allegro color link
Allegro

#242E3B

Iron Storage color link
Iron Storage

#2B3736

Grey Friars color link
Grey Friars

#313436

#2B313B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B313B
  • RGB43, 49, 59
  • CMYK6, 4, 0, 77
  • CSSrgb(43, 49, 59)
  • HSL218°, 16%, 20%
  • HSL Precise217.5°, 15.686%, 20%
  • HSV218°, 27%, 23%
  • HSB218°, 27%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.192, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.192, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.192, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2B313B
  • DECIMAL ID2830651
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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