Skip to content

#2E798A Color

#2E798A is rgb(46, 121, 138) in RGB, hsl(191, 50%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 12%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2E798A
HEX#2E798A
RGBrgb(46, 121, 138)
HSLhsl(191, 50%, 36%)
HSVhsv(191, 67%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 12%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.077 215.4)
LABlab(46.78% -19.67 -16.54)
LCHlch(46.78% 25.70 220.06)

What #2E798A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2E798A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2E798A Channel Values

How #2E798A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 46 · G 121 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 50% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 67% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2E798A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2E798A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2E798A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2E798A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #2E798A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2E798A.

How #2E798A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2E798A
Protanopia#70708A
Protanomaly#5D748A
Deuteranopia#67678B
Deuteranomaly#566F8B
Tritanopia#267B7B
Tritanomaly#297A81
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2E798A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2e798a: #2E798A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2E798A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2e798a': '#2E798A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.475, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_2e798a">#2E798A</color>
SVG fillfill="#2E798A"

More Teal Colors

#2E798A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2E798A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2E798A?

#2E798A is a dark teal — rgb(46, 121, 138) in RGB and hsl(191, 50%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.32.

What is the RGB value of #2E798A?

#2E798A is rgb(46, 121, 138) — red 46, green 121, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2E798A?

#2E798A converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 12%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2E798A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2E798A scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2E798A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2E798A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.17, which is visibly different.

Open #2E798A in a Tool

Keep exploring: every teal in the color library, the guide to shades of teal, or the full color library.