Information about #2B6464 color

#2B6464 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B6464 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 100, 100) — 16.9% red, 39.2% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 0 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #2B6464 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Casal (#2F6168). Nearby in the Register you will also find Globe (#256761) and Muse (#2E696D).

The recipe behind #2B6464 is rgb(43, 100, 100), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2B6464 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:61), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #2B6464 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2B6464 color variations

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#2B6464 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 #2B6464

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

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B6464
  • RGB43, 100, 100
  • CMYK22, 0, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(43, 100, 100)
  • HSL180°, 40%, 28%
  • HSL Precise180°, 39.86%, 28.039%
  • HSV180°, 57%, 39%
  • HSB180°, 57%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.392, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.392, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.392, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B6464
  • DECIMAL ID2843748
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01