What color is #2EDCD4?

#2EDCD4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Fish Boy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2EDCD4?

The RGB value is 46, 220, 212: 46 red, 220 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2EDCD4?

The complementary color is #DC2E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2EDCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2EDCD4 color

#2EDCD4 rgb(46, 220, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2EDCD4 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 86.3% green and 83.1% blue (46, 220, 212).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 71% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fish Boy (#11DDDD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#2EDCD4 color codes

HEX	`#2EDCD4`
RGB	`rgb(46, 220, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 86.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 71%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 79%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, -43.13, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 43.9, 190.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.598, 56.516, 71.149)`
Decimal	`3071188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2EDCD4, 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 #2EDCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2EDCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #2EDCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2edcd4; }
.text { color: #2edcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2edcd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 220 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2edcd4, #2e8ddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2EDCD4?: #2EDCD4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Fish Boy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2EDCD4?: The RGB value is 46, 220, 212: 46 red, 220 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2EDCD4?: The complementary color is #DC2E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2EDCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.