Information about #2B5554 color

#2B5554 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B5554 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 85, 84) — 16.9% red, 33.3% green, 32.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced cyan, #2B5554 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Opal (#275953). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Arctic Blue (#275359) and Spectra (#2F5A57).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 85, 84) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2B5554 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B5554 color variations

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

#2B5554 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2B5554

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

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Blue Dianne color link
Blue Dianne

#35514F

Espirit color link
Espirit

#354E51

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B5554
  • RGB43, 85, 84
  • CMYK16, 0, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(43, 85, 84)
  • HSL179°, 33%, 25%
  • HSL Precise178.571°, 32.813%, 25.098%
  • HSV179°, 49%, 33%
  • HSB179°, 49%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.333, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.333, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.333, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B5554
  • DECIMAL ID2839892
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01