What color is #2E838E?

#2E838E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E838E?

The RGB value is 46, 131, 142: 46 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E838E?

The complementary color is #8E392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E838E color

#2E838E rgb(46, 131, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E838E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (46, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1B7D8D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#2E838E color codes

HEX	`#2E838E`
RGB	`rgb(46, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 68%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, -21.42, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 25.26, 211.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.123, 18.765, 28.464)`
Decimal	`3048334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E838E, 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 #2E838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #2E838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e838e; }
.text { color: #2e838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e838e, #2e538e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2E838E?: #2E838E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E838E?: The RGB value is 46, 131, 142: 46 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E838E?: The complementary color is #8E392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.