#2E8B9E Color

#2E8B9E is rgb(46, 139, 158) in RGB and hsl(190, 55%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8B9E

HEX#2E8B9E

RGBrgb(46, 139, 158)

HSLhsl(190, 55%, 40%)

HSVhsv(190, 71%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.089 214.1)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8B9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8B9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8B9E Complementary#9E412E Analogous#2E9E79 Analogous#2E539E Triadic#9E2E8B Triadic#8B9E2E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8B9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37A7BE #55BACE #75C6D7 #94D3E0 #B4E0E9 #D7EFF4

Shades

#287A8A #226977 #1D5763 #16424B #103137 #0A1F24

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