What color is #2A6864?

#2A6864 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A6864?

The RGB value is 42, 104, 100: 42 red, 104 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A6864?

The complementary color is #682A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A6864?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A6864 color

#2A6864 rgb(42, 104, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2A6864 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 40.8% green and 39.2% blue (42, 104, 100).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 42% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#2A6864 color codes

HEX	`#2A6864`
RGB	`rgb(42, 104, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 40.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 42%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 60%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, -20.84, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 21.18, 190.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.204, 11.312, 13.805)`
Decimal	`2779236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A6864, 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 #2A6864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2A6864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2A6864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a6864; }
.text { color: #2a6864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a6864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 104 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a6864, #2a4d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2A6864?: #2A6864 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A6864?: The RGB value is 42, 104, 100: 42 red, 104 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A6864?: The complementary color is #682A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A6864?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.