What color is #2E6965?

#2E6965 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E6965?

The RGB value is 46, 105, 101: 46 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6965?

The complementary color is #692E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6965 color

#2E6965 rgb(46, 105, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E6965 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 41.2% green and 39.6% blue (46, 105, 101).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#2E6965 color codes

HEX	`#2E6965`
RGB	`rgb(46, 105, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 41.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 4%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.61, -20.18, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.61, 20.5, 190.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.526, 11.623, 14.103)`
Decimal	`3041637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6965, 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 #2E6965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #2E6965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6965; }
.text { color: #2e6965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 105 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6965, #2e4f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2E6965?: #2E6965 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E6965?: The RGB value is 46, 105, 101: 46 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6965?: The complementary color is #692E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.