Information about #2E5B5E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2E5B5E is a softly balanced water-like cyan that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spectra (#2F5A57). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marathon (#305563) and Lucifer (#2E5060).
In RGB terms — rgb(46, 91, 94) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2E5B5E: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2E5B5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#2E5B5E color variations
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#2E5B5E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2E5B5E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2E5B5E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2E5B5E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2E5B5E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2E5B5E color
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Nearest named colors to #2E5B5E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2E5B5E
- RGB46, 91, 94
- CMYK19, 1, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(46, 91, 94)
- HSL184°, 34%, 27%
- HSL Precise183.75°, 34.286%, 27.451%
- HSV184°, 51%, 37%
- HSB184°, 51%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.357, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.357, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.357, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB18%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID2E5B5E
- DECIMAL ID3038046
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
