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#2B565A Color

#2B565A is rgb(43, 86, 90) in RGB, hsl(185, 35%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 4%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2B565A
HEX#2B565A
RGBrgb(43, 86, 90)
HSLhsl(185, 35%, 26%)
HSVhsv(185, 52%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 4%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(42.4% 0.048 203.4)
LABlab(33.62% -14.66 -7.23)
LCHlch(33.62% 16.35 206.23)

What #2B565A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2B565A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2B565A Channel Values

How #2B565A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 43 · G 86 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 35% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 52% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.13:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2B565A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2B565A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2B565A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2B565A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #2B565A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2B565A
Protanopia#51515A
Protanomaly#44535A
Deuteranopia#4B4B5B
Deuteranomaly#40505A
Tritanopia#2A5757
Tritanomaly#2A5658
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2B565A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2b565a: #2B565A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2B565A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2b565a': '#2B565A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.337, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_2b565a">#2B565A</color>
SVG fillfill="#2B565A"

More Teal Colors

#2B565A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2B565A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2B565A?

#2B565A is a dark teal — rgb(43, 86, 90) in RGB and hsl(185, 35%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #2B565A?

#2B565A is rgb(43, 86, 90) — red 43, green 86, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2B565A?

#2B565A converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 4%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2B565A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2B565A scores 8.13:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2B565A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2B565A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.77, which is very hard to tell apart.

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