What color is #2E5C58?

#2E5C58 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lacrosse?

The RGB value is 46, 92, 88: 46 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lacrosse?

The complementary color is #5C2E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lacrosse color: hex code #2E5C58

#2E5C58 rgb(46, 92, 88)

Shades of teal

Lacrosse has the hex code #2E5C58. It is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 36.1% green and 34.5% blue (46, 92, 88).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

Lacrosse (#2E5C58) color codes

HEX	`#2E5C58`
RGB	`rgb(46, 92, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 36.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, -16.87, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 17.07, 188.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.715, 8.939, 10.602)`
Decimal	`3038296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lacrosse, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2E5C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2E5C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5c58; }
.text { color: #2e5c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 92 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5c58, #2e495c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #2E5C58 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2E5C58?: #2E5C58 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lacrosse?: The RGB value is 46, 92, 88: 46 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lacrosse?: The complementary color is #5C2E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.