#2E8A9E Color

#2E8A9E is rgb(46, 138, 158) in RGB and hsl(191, 55%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8A9E

HEX#2E8A9E

RGBrgb(46, 138, 158)

HSLhsl(191, 55%, 40%)

HSVhsv(191, 71%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.089 215.2)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8A9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8A9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8A9E Complementary#9E422E Analogous#2E9E7B Analogous#2E519E Triadic#9E2E8A Triadic#8A9E2E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8A9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37A5BE #55B8CE #75C5D7 #94D2E0 #B4DFE9 #D7EEF4

Shades

#28788A #226777 #1D5663 #16414B #103037 #0A1F24

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