What color is #2E615A?

#2E615A 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 #2E615A?

The RGB value is 46, 97, 90: 46 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E615A?

The complementary color is #612E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E615A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E615A color

#2E615A rgb(46, 97, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E615A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 38% green and 35.3% blue (46, 97, 90).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#2E615A color codes

HEX	`#2E615A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 97, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 38%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, -19.04, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 19.08, 183.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.246, 9.868, 11.194)`
Decimal	`3039578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E615A, 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 #2E615A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E615A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #2E615A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e615a; }
.text { color: #2e615a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e615a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 97 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e615a, #2e4f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E615A?: #2E615A 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 #2E615A?: The RGB value is 46, 97, 90: 46 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E615A?: The complementary color is #612E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E615A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.