#2B8CB6 Color

#2B8CB6 is rgb(43, 140, 182) in RGB and hsl(198, 62%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2B8CB6

HEX#2B8CB6

RGBrgb(43, 140, 182)

HSLhsl(198, 62%, 44%)

HSVhsv(198, 76%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.108 231.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B8CB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B8CB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B8CB6 Complementary#B6542B Analogous#2BB69A Analogous#2B46B6 Triadic#B62B8C Triadic#8CB62B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B8CB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#39A3D0 #56B0D7 #77C0DF #98CFE7 #B9DEEF #D6ECF5

Shades

#25799D #206988 #1A5670 #144357 #0F303E #0A2029

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