What color is #2E5B60?

#2E5B60 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 #2E5B60?

The RGB value is 46, 91, 96: 46 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5B60?

The complementary color is #60332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5B60 color

#2E5B60 rgb(46, 91, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E5B60 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (46, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#2E5B60 color codes

HEX	`#2E5B60`
RGB	`rgb(46, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, -13.93, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 15.9, 208.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.978, 8.907, 12.416)`
Decimal	`3038048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5B60, 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 #2E5B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #2E5B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5b60; }
.text { color: #2e5b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5b60, #2e4260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5B60?: #2E5B60 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 #2E5B60?: The RGB value is 46, 91, 96: 46 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5B60?: The complementary color is #60332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.