What color is #2EAC97?

#2EAC97 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ambrosial Oceanside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2EAC97?

The RGB value is 46, 172, 151: 46 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2EAC97?

The complementary color is #AC2E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2EAC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2EAC97 color

#2EAC97 rgb(46, 172, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2EAC97 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 67.5% green and 59.2% blue (46, 172, 151).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 58% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosial Oceanside (#47AE9C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#2EAC97 color codes

HEX	`#2EAC97`
RGB	`rgb(46, 172, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 67.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 58%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 73%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.6, -38.65, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.6, 38.66, 178.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.462, 32.318, 34.379)`
Decimal	`3058839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2EAC97, 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 #2EAC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2EAC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #2EAC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2eac97; }
.text { color: #2eac97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2eac97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 172 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2eac97, #2e82ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #2EAC97?: #2EAC97 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ambrosial Oceanside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2EAC97?: The RGB value is 46, 172, 151: 46 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2EAC97?: The complementary color is #AC2E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2EAC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.