Information about #2B6173 color

#2B6173 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B6173 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 97, 115) — 16.9% red, 38% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 7 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #2B6173 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blumine (#305C71). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71) and Chathams Blue (#2C5971).

The recipe behind #2B6173 is rgb(43, 97, 115), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2B6173 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #2B6173 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B6173 color variations

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#2B6173 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 #2B6173

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

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B6173
  • RGB43, 97, 115
  • CMYK28, 7, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(43, 97, 115)
  • HSL195°, 46%, 31%
  • HSL Precise195°, 45.57%, 30.98%
  • HSV195°, 63%, 45%
  • HSB195°, 63%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.380, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.380, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.380, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B6173
  • DECIMAL ID2842995
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01