What color is #2EA7C6?

#2EA7C6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2EA7C6?

The RGB value is 46, 167, 198: 46 red, 167 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2EA7C6?

The complementary color is #C64D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2EA7C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2EA7C6 color

#2EA7C6 rgb(46, 167, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2EA7C6 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 65.5% green and 77.6% blue (46, 167, 198).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 62% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#2EA7C6 color codes

HEX	`#2EA7C6`
RGB	`rgb(46, 167, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 65.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 62%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 77%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -22.1, -25.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 33.53, 228.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.134, 32.292, 58.324)`
Decimal	`3057606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2EA7C6, 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 #2EA7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2EA7C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	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 #2EA7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2ea7c6; }
.text { color: #2ea7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2ea7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 167 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2ea7c6, #2e5bc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #2EA7C6?: #2EA7C6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2EA7C6?: The RGB value is 46, 167, 198: 46 red, 167 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2EA7C6?: The complementary color is #C64D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2EA7C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.