What color is #2E6D66?

#2E6D66 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 #2E6D66?

The RGB value is 46, 109, 102: 46 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6D66?

The complementary color is #6D2E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6D66 color

#2E6D66 rgb(46, 109, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E6D66 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 42.7% green and 40% blue (46, 109, 102).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#2E6D66 color codes

HEX	`#2E6D66`
RGB	`rgb(46, 109, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 42.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 58%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, -22.01, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 22.12, 185.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.993, 12.477, 14.502)`
Decimal	`3042662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6D66, 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 #2E6D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #2E6D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6d66; }
.text { color: #2e6d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 109 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6d66, #2e546d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #2E6D66?: #2E6D66 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 #2E6D66?: The RGB value is 46, 109, 102: 46 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6D66?: The complementary color is #6D2E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.