What color is #2E7A94?

#2E7A94 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E7A94?

The RGB value is 46, 122, 148: 46 red, 122 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E7A94?

The complementary color is #94482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E7A94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E7A94 color

#2E7A94 rgb(46, 122, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E7A94 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 47.8% green and 58% blue (46, 122, 148).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 53% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Pleasure (#167D97), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#2E7A94 color codes

HEX	`#2E7A94`
RGB	`rgb(46, 122, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 47.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 53%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 69%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.8, -14.57, -20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.8, 25.47, 235.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.429, 16.637, 30.515)`
Decimal	`3046036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E7A94, 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 #2E7A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E7A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #2E7A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e7a94; }
.text { color: #2e7a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e7a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 122 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e7a94, #2e4794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #2E7A94?: #2E7A94 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E7A94?: The RGB value is 46, 122, 148: 46 red, 122 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E7A94?: The complementary color is #94482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E7A94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.