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#2B554E closest to Hunter

#2B554E is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Hunter. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(43, 85, 78)). Its HSL value is 170° hue, 33% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black. #2B554E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.36:1.

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Variations of #2B554E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2B554E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2B554E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2B554E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4B4C4F
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #52514E
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #49514E
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4B4C4F
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #434F4E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #195653
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #245650
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4E4E4E
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #47504E

#2B554E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.36:1 Very good#2B554E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.51:1 Very poor#2B554E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2B554E in CSS

/* Hunter */
.color { color: #2B554E; }
.background { background-color: #2B554E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2B554E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(43 85 78);
color: hsl(170 33% 25%);
color: oklch(0.417 0.049 181.8);

#2B554E FAQ

What color is #2B554E?

#2B554E is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Hunter. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2B554E?

#2B554E is rgb(43, 85, 78) in RGB, hsl(170, 33%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 0%, 8%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2B554E?

The complementary color of #2B554E is #552B32, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2B554E?

White text has the best contrast on #2B554E: 8.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2B554E a warm or cool color?

#2B554E is a cool color.