Information about #2B555A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #2B555A belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(43, 85, 90) — 16.9% red, 33.3% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 2 / 0 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2B555A reads as a mildly saturated cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Slightly further away sit Spectra (#2F5A57) and Lucifer (#2E5060).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(43, 85, 90)), which gives #2B555A its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2B555A: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2B555A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B555A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2B555A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2B555A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2B555A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2B555A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2B555A 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
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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
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#5A472B
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#5A2B3E
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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
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#2B5A47
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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
#2B555A
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#5A2B55
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#555A2B
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#302B5A
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#555A2B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#472B5A
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#5A302B
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#3E5A2B
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Nearest named colors to #2B555A

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

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Iron Head Flower color link
Iron Head Flower

#344D56

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

#2B555A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B555A
  • RGB43, 85, 90
  • CMYK18, 2, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(43, 85, 90)
  • HSL186°, 35%, 26%
  • HSL Precise186.383°, 35.338%, 26.078%
  • HSV186°, 52%, 35%
  • HSB186°, 52%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.333, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.333, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.333, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B555A
  • DECIMAL ID2839898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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