What color is #2E5054?

#2E5054 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5054?

The RGB value is 46, 80, 84: 46 red, 80 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5054?

The complementary color is #54322E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5054 color

#2E5054 rgb(46, 80, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E5054 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 31.4% green and 32.9% blue (46, 80, 84).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#2E5054 color codes

HEX	`#2E5054`
RGB	`rgb(46, 80, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 31.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 5%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, -11.15, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 12.78, 209.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.595, 6.958, 9.434)`
Decimal	`3035220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5054, 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 #2E5054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #2E5054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5054; }
.text { color: #2e5054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 80 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5054, #2e3d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E5054?: #2E5054 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5054?: The RGB value is 46, 80, 84: 46 red, 80 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5054?: The complementary color is #54322E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.