What color is #2E5577?

#2E5577 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color 3AM in Shibuya. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5577?

The RGB value is 46, 85, 119: 46 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5577?

The complementary color is #77502E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5577 color

#2E5577 rgb(46, 85, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E5577 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 33.3% green and 46.7% blue (46, 85, 119).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is 3AM in Shibuya (#225577), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#2E5577 color codes

HEX	`#2E5577`
RGB	`rgb(46, 85, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 33.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.82, -2.67, -23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.82, 23.63, 263.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.704, 8.409, 18.666)`
Decimal	`3036535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5577, 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 #2E5577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #2E5577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5577; }
.text { color: #2e5577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 85 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5577, #2e3077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2E5577?: #2E5577 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color 3AM in Shibuya. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5577?: The RGB value is 46, 85, 119: 46 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5577?: The complementary color is #77502E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.