What color is #2E6961?

#2E6961 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E6961?

The RGB value is 46, 105, 97: 46 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6961?

The complementary color is #692E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6961 color

#2E6961 rgb(46, 105, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E6961 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (46, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#2E6961 color codes

HEX	`#2E6961`
RGB	`rgb(46, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 56%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, -21.33, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 21.38, 183.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.335, 11.546, 13.096)`
Decimal	`3041633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6961, 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 #2E6961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2E6961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6961; }
.text { color: #2e6961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6961, #2e5369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2E6961?: #2E6961 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E6961?: The RGB value is 46, 105, 97: 46 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6961?: The complementary color is #692E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.