What color is #2E5B65?

#2E5B65 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5B65?

The RGB value is 46, 91, 101: 46 red, 91 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5B65?

The complementary color is #65382E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5B65 color

#2E5B65 rgb(46, 91, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E5B65 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.7% green and 39.6% blue (46, 91, 101).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#2E5B65 color codes

HEX	`#2E5B65`
RGB	`rgb(46, 91, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 10%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, -12.37, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 16.23, 220.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.216, 9.002, 13.667)`
Decimal	`3038053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5B65, 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 #2E5B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #2E5B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5b65; }
.text { color: #2e5b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 91 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5b65, #2e4065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5B65?: #2E5B65 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5B65?: The RGB value is 46, 91, 101: 46 red, 91 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5B65?: The complementary color is #65382E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.