Color

#2E6E5E

Muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Tropical rainforest.

RGB

0–255

110

CMYK

0–100%

58.18%

14.55%

56.86%

RGB describes how #2E6E5E is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 46, green 110 and blue 94.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 58.18%, magenta 0%, yellow 14.55% and black 56.86%.

HSL values

H 165° S 41.03% L 30.59%

In the HSL color model, #2E6E5E has a hue of 165°, 41.03% saturation and 30.59% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#2E6E5E is a medium, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #2E6E5E in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #2E6E5E

RGB rgb(46, 110, 94)

HSL hsl(165 41.03% 30.59%)

OKLCH oklch(0.491599 0.070849 174.3473)

CSS --color: #2E6E5E;

Tints of #2E6E5E

Tints are lighter variations of #2E6E5E. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#BDFFEB #98D9C6 #74B4A2 #51907F #2E6E5E

Shades of #2E6E5E

Shades are darker variations of #2E6E5E. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#2E6E5E #0C5445 #00392D #001F18 #000805

Tones of #2E6E5E

Tones reduce the chroma of #2E6E5E, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#2E6E5E #3D6B5F #48695F #526660 #5B6360

Tonal range of #2E6E5E

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #2E6E5E between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#BDFFEB #98D9C6 #74B4A2 #51907F #2E6E5E #0C5445 #00392D #001F18 #000805

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #BDFFEB;
    --color-200: #98D9C6;
    --color-300: #74B4A2;
    --color-400: #51907F;
    --color-500: #2E6E5E;
    --color-600: #0C5445;
    --color-700: #00392D;
    --color-800: #001F18;
    --color-900: #000805;
}

Colors that go with #2E6E5E

Color harmonies for #2E6E5E are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#2E6E5E #815063

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#476C47 #2E6E5E #246C74

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#2E6E5E #635985 #805639

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#2E6E5E #755378 #85504D

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#2E6E5E #4D6089 #815063 #745D2E

CSS gradients with #2E6E5E

These gradients show how #2E6E5E moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#2E6E5E #649183 #96B4AB #CAD9D4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2E6E5E, #649183, #96B4AB, #CAD9D4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#2E6E5E #1C493D #0B261F #010806 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2E6E5E, #1C493D, #0B261F, #010806, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#2E6E5E #54693D #745E2F #845342 #815063

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2E6E5E, #54693D, #745E2F, #845342, #815063);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #2E6E5E. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.99:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.51:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1254 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #2E6E5E as the background.

background-color: #2E6E5E;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #2E6E5E in design

See how #2E6E5E works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#2E6E5E used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #2E6E5E to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#98D9C6

#2E6E5E

#001F18

Colors similar to #2E6E5E

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #2E6E5E, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#478675 #125748 #00725D #4C685F #366E56 #286E66 #427961 #19625A

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #2E6E5E may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #6A675D Deuteranopia #61605F Tritanopia #086F69

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #2E6E5E can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 8.7221
Y: 12.54
Z: 12.5483

CIELAB

L*: 42.0618
a*: -24.74
b*: 2.7785

OKLab

L: 0.491599
a: -0.070504
b: 0.006978

OKLCH

L: 0.491599
C: 0.070849
H: 174.3473°