What color is #2E5B55?

#2E5B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5B55?

The RGB value is 46, 91, 85: 46 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5B55?

The complementary color is #5B2E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5B55 color

#2E5B55 rgb(46, 91, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E5B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (46, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#2E5B55 color codes

HEX	`#2E5B55`
RGB	`rgb(46, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, -17.17, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 17.22, 184.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.507, 8.718, 9.932)`
Decimal	`3038037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5B55, 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 #2E5B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #2E5B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5b55; }
.text { color: #2e5b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5b55, #2e4a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5B55?: #2E5B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5B55?: The RGB value is 46, 91, 85: 46 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5B55?: The complementary color is #5B2E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.