What color is #2C6E78?

#2C6E78 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C6E78?

The RGB value is 44, 110, 120: 44 red, 110 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C6E78?

The complementary color is #78362C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C6E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C6E78 color

#2C6E78 rgb(44, 110, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C6E78 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 43.1% green and 47.1% blue (44, 110, 120).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 46% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#2C6E78 color codes

HEX	`#2C6E78`
RGB	`rgb(44, 110, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 43.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 46%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 63%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 8%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.83, -17.5, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.83, 21.1, 214)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.003, 13.042, 19.756)`
Decimal	`2911864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C6E78, 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 #2C6E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2C6E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #2C6E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c6e78; }
.text { color: #2c6e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c6e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 110 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c6e78, #2c4878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2C6E78?: #2C6E78 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C6E78?: The RGB value is 44, 110, 120: 44 red, 110 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C6E78?: The complementary color is #78362C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C6E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.