What color is #2E828B?

#2E828B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E828B?

The RGB value is 46, 130, 139: 46 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E828B?

The complementary color is #8B372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E828B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E828B color

#2E828B rgb(46, 130, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E828B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 51% green and 54.5% blue (46, 130, 139).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#2E828B color codes

HEX	`#2E828B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 130, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 51%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 50%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 67%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -21.84, -12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 25.05, 209.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.768, 18.409, 27.249)`
Decimal	`3048075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E828B, 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 #2E828B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E828B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	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 #2E828B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e828b; }
.text { color: #2e828b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e828b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 130 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e828b, #2e548b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2E828B?: #2E828B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E828B?: The RGB value is 46, 130, 139: 46 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E828B?: The complementary color is #8B372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E828B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.