What color is #2E6A69?

#2E6A69 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 #2E6A69?

The RGB value is 46, 106, 105: 46 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6A69?

The complementary color is #6A2E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6A69 color

#2E6A69 rgb(46, 106, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E6A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (46, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#2E6A69 color codes

HEX	`#2E6A69`
RGB	`rgb(46, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.07, -19.54, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.07, 20.26, 195.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.829, 11.908, 15.195)`
Decimal	`3041897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6A69, 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 #2E6A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #2E6A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6a69; }
.text { color: #2e6a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6a69, #2e4d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2E6A69?: #2E6A69 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 #2E6A69?: The RGB value is 46, 106, 105: 46 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6A69?: The complementary color is #6A2E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.