What color is #2E8B65?

#2E8B65 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E8B65?

The RGB value is 46, 139, 101: 46 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E8B65?

The complementary color is #8B2E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E8B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E8B65 color

#2E8B65 rgb(46, 139, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E8B65 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 54.5% green and 39.6% blue (46, 139, 101).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#2E8B65 color codes

HEX	`#2E8B65`
RGB	`rgb(46, 139, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 54.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 50%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 67%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, -36.66, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 38.73, 161.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.707, 19.984, 15.497)`
Decimal	`3050341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E8B65, 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 #2E8B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E8B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #2E8B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e8b65; }
.text { color: #2e8b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e8b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 139 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e8b65, #2e828b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E8B65?: #2E8B65 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E8B65?: The RGB value is 46, 139, 101: 46 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E8B65?: The complementary color is #8B2E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E8B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.