What color is #2E5A57?

#2E5A57 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5A57?

The RGB value is 46, 90, 87: 46 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5A57?

The complementary color is #5A2E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5A57 color

#2E5A57 rgb(46, 90, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E5A57 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.3% green and 34.1% blue (46, 90, 87).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#2E5A57 color codes

HEX	`#2E5A57`
RGB	`rgb(46, 90, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, -16.04, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 16.32, 190.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.502, 8.581, 10.329)`
Decimal	`3037783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5A57, 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 #2E5A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #2E5A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5a57; }
.text { color: #2e5a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 90 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5a57, #2e475a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5A57?: #2E5A57 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5A57?: The RGB value is 46, 90, 87: 46 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5A57?: The complementary color is #5A2E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.