Information about #2B5E63 color

#2B5E63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2B5E63 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 94, 99) — 16.9% red, 36.9% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 2 / 0 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2B5E63 reads as a softly balanced cyan and 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 Casal (#2F6168). Nearby in the Register you will also find Marathon (#305563) and Globe (#256761).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 94, 99) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2B5E63 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B5E63 color variations

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#2B5E63 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 #2B5E63

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

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

#2B5E63 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B5E63
  • RGB43, 94, 99
  • CMYK22, 2, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(43, 94, 99)
  • HSL185°, 39%, 28%
  • HSL Precise185.357°, 39.437%, 27.843%
  • HSV185°, 57%, 39%
  • HSB185°, 57%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.369, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.369, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.369, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B5E63
  • DECIMAL ID2842211
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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