What color is #2E926A?

#2E926A 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 #2E926A?

The RGB value is 46, 146, 106: 46 red, 146 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E926A?

The complementary color is #922E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E926A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E926A color

#2E926A rgb(46, 146, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E926A is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 57.3% green and 41.6% blue (46, 146, 106).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#2E926A color codes

HEX	`#2E926A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 146, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 57.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 68%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 27%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, -38.56, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 40.69, 161.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.006, 22.178, 17.175)`
Decimal	`3052138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E926A, 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 #2E926A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2E926A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #2E926A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e926a; }
.text { color: #2e926a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e926a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 146 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e926a, #2e8892); }

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Questions

What color is #2E926A?: #2E926A 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 #2E926A?: The RGB value is 46, 146, 106: 46 red, 146 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E926A?: The complementary color is #922E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E926A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.