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#2E94BD Color

#2E94BD is rgb(46, 148, 189) in RGB, hsl(197, 61%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-green (#0D98BA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2E94BD
HEX#2E94BD
RGBrgb(46, 148, 189)
HSLhsl(197, 61%, 46%)
HSVhsv(197, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.109 229.6)
LABlab(57.00% -19.29 -30.27)
LCHlch(57.00% 35.89 237.49)

What #2E94BD 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 #2E94BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue-green#0D98BAΔE 6.25Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 9.09Blue (NCS)#0087BDΔE 9.11Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 9.73Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 9.78Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 9.78

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

#2E94BD Channel Values

How #2E94BD 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 148 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 61% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 76% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2E94BD 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2E94BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2E94BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2E94BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2E94BD
Complementary
#BD562E
Analogous
#2EBD9E
Analogous
#2E4DBD
Triadic
#BD2E94
Triadic
#94BD2E
Split comp.
#BD2E4D
Split comp.
#BD9E2E

Tints & Shades of #2E94BD

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

#3EA7D0
#5FB6D8
#7CC3DF
#9CD2E7
#B9DFEE
#DAEEF6

Shades

#2881A4
#226E8C
#1C5A73
#16475A
#103442
#0A2029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2E94BD.

How #2E94BD 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#2E94BD
Protanopia#8989BD
Protanomaly#708EBD
Deuteranopia#7E7EBE
Deuteranomaly#6787BE
Tritanopia#019A9A
Tritanomaly#1B98A9
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2E94BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2e94bd: #2E94BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2E94BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2e94bd': '#2E94BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.580, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_2e94bd">#2E94BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#2E94BD"

More Teal Colors

#2E94BD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2E94BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2E94BD?

#2E94BD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(46, 148, 189) in RGB and hsl(197, 61%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-green (#0D98BA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #2E94BD?

#2E94BD is rgb(46, 148, 189) — red 46, green 148, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2E94BD?

#2E94BD converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2E94BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2E94BD scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2E94BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2E94BD 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 12.29, which is visibly different.

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