Information about #2B494B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2B494B presents itself as a softly balanced cyan — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Japanese Indigo (#264348) and Firefly (#314643).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(43, 73, 75)), which gives #2B494B its character. If you plan to put text on a #2B494B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #2B494B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#2B494B color variations
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#2B494B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2B494B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2B494B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2B494B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2B494B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2B494B color
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Nearest named colors to #2B494B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2F4F4F
#264348
#314643
#2C4641
#2B4B40
#354E4B
#253F4E
#36454F
#2D4255
#36434A
#354E51
#334046
#2B494B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2B494B
- RGB43, 73, 75
- CMYK13, 1, 0, 71
- CSSrgb(43, 73, 75)
- HSL184°, 27%, 23%
- HSL Precise183.75°, 27.119%, 23.137%
- HSV184°, 43%, 29%
- HSB184°, 43%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
- GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.286, 0.294)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.286, 0.294, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.286, 0.294)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2B494B
- DECIMAL ID2836811
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
