What color is #2E565B?

#2E565B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E565B?

The RGB value is 46, 86, 91: 46 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E565B?

The complementary color is #5B332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E565B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E565B color

#2E565B rgb(46, 86, 91)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E565B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 33.7% green and 35.7% blue (46, 86, 91).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#2E565B color codes

HEX	`#2E565B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 86, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 33.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, -12.56, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 14.53, 210.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.342, 7.991, 11.104)`
Decimal	`3036763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E565B, 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 #2E565B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E565B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #2E565B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e565b; }
.text { color: #2e565b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e565b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 86 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e565b, #2e405b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E565B?: #2E565B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E565B?: The RGB value is 46, 86, 91: 46 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E565B?: The complementary color is #5B332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E565B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.