What color is #2E757A?

#2E757A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E757A?

The RGB value is 46, 117, 122: 46 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E757A?

The complementary color is #7A332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E757A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E757A color

#2E757A rgb(46, 117, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E757A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (46, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 45% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#2E757A color codes

HEX	`#2E757A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 45%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 62%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 4%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -20.27, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 22.33, 204.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.999, 14.707, 20.668)`
Decimal	`3044730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E757A, 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 #2E757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #2E757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e757a; }
.text { color: #2e757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e757a, #2e4f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2E757A?: #2E757A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E757A?: The RGB value is 46, 117, 122: 46 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E757A?: The complementary color is #7A332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E757A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.