What color is #2C6A67?

#2C6A67 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 #2C6A67?

The RGB value is 44, 106, 103: 44 red, 106 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C6A67?

The complementary color is #6A2C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C6A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C6A67 color

#2C6A67 rgb(44, 106, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C6A67 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 41.6% green and 40.4% blue (44, 106, 103).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 41% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#2C6A67 color codes

HEX	`#2C6A67`
RGB	`rgb(44, 106, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 41.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 41%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 58%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, -20.58, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 21.03, 191.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.64, 11.822, 14.656)`
Decimal	`2910823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C6A67, 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 #2C6A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2C6A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #2C6A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c6a67; }
.text { color: #2c6a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c6a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 106 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c6a67, #2c4e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2C6A67?: #2C6A67 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 #2C6A67?: The RGB value is 44, 106, 103: 44 red, 106 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C6A67?: The complementary color is #6A2C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C6A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.