What color is #2E5F57?

#2E5F57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5F57?

The RGB value is 46, 95, 87: 46 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5F57?

The complementary color is #5F2E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5F57 color

#2E5F57 rgb(46, 95, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E5F57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 37.3% green and 34.1% blue (46, 95, 87).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#2E5F57 color codes

HEX	`#2E5F57`
RGB	`rgb(46, 95, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 37.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 52%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, -18.8, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 18.81, 181.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.939, 9.453, 10.474)`
Decimal	`3039063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5F57, 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 #2E5F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #2E5F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5f57; }
.text { color: #2e5f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 95 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5f57, #2e4f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5F57?: #2E5F57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5F57?: The RGB value is 46, 95, 87: 46 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5F57?: The complementary color is #5F2E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.