Information about #2D5B5D color

#2D5B5D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2D5B5D is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(45, 91, 93) — 17.6% red, 35.7% green, 36.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 1 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2D5B5D presents itself as a mildly saturated aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spectra (#2F5A57). Slightly further away sit Marathon (#305563) and Dark Arctic Blue (#275359).

The recipe behind #2D5B5D is rgb(45, 91, 93), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #2D5B5D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2D5B5D color variations

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#2D5B5D 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 #2D5B5D

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

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

#2D5B5D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2D5B5D
  • RGB45, 91, 93
  • CMYK19, 1, 0, 64
  • HSL183°, 35%, 27%
  • HSL Precise182.5°, 34.783%, 27.059%
  • HSV183°, 52%, 36%
  • HSB183°, 52%, 36%
  • HEX ID2D5B5D
  • DECIMAL ID2972509
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
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