What color is #2E5A74?

#2E5A74 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5A74?

The RGB value is 46, 90, 116: 46 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5A74?

The complementary color is #74482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5A74 color

#2E5A74 rgb(46, 90, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E5A74 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.3% green and 45.5% blue (46, 90, 116).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 43% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#2E5A74 color codes

HEX	`#2E5A74`
RGB	`rgb(46, 90, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 43%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 60%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.28, -6.82, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.28, 20.53, 250.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.934, 9.153, 17.868)`
Decimal	`3037812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5A74, 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 #2E5A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #2E5A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5a74; }
.text { color: #2e5a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 90 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5a74, #2e3774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2E5A74?: #2E5A74 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5A74?: The RGB value is 46, 90, 116: 46 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5A74?: The complementary color is #74482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.