Palettes / Colors / #2B595A

#2B595A — Deep Muted Teal

#2B595A is a teal color we call Deep Muted Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

#2B595A is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5A2C2B; it also sits naturally between #2B5A43 and #2B425A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 35% · Blue 35%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 65%

Previews

CSS code for #2B595A

.text { color: #2B595A; }
.background { background-color: #2B595A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2B595A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 89, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 35%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2B595A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 89, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2B595A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 89, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2B595A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2B595A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2B595A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A2C2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2B595A: #FFFFFF.

How #2B595A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #2B595A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2B5959  ·  #2B595B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2B595A?

#2B595A is Deep Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 89, 90). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2B595A?

#2B595A is RGB 43, 89, 90 — HSL 181°, 35%, 26% — CMYK 52%, 1%, 0%, 65%.

What colors go with #2B595A?

Its complement is #5A2C2B; analogous partners are #2B5A43 and #2B425A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2B595A for text?

White text on #2B595A has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.