Palettes / Colors / #2B6064

#2B6064 — Muted Teal

#2B6064 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #2B6064 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2B6064 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 #642F2B; it also sits naturally between #2B644B and #2B4464. 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 38% · Blue 39%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 61%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #2B6064

.text { color: #2B6064; }
.background { background-color: #2B6064; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2B6064; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 96, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 40%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2B6064; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 96, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2B6064; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 96, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2B6064">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2B6064">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #642F2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2B6064: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2B6064

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #2B6064 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2B6064 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2B6063  ·  #2B6065 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2B6064?

#2B6064 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 96, 100). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2B6064?

#2B6064 is RGB 43, 96, 100 — HSL 184°, 40%, 28% — CMYK 57%, 4%, 0%, 61%.

What colors go with #2B6064?

Its complement is #642F2B; analogous partners are #2B644B and #2B4464. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2B6064 for text?

White text on #2B6064 has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.