Information about #2E5156 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2E5156 is a softly balanced cyan that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Iron Head Flower (#344D56). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F) and Dark Arctic Blue (#275359).
In RGB terms — rgb(46, 81, 86) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2E5156 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#2E5156 color variations
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#2E5156 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2E5156 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2E5156 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2E5156 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2E5156 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 #2E5156 color
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Nearest named colors to #2E5156
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#344D56
#2F4F4F
#275359
#304E5E
#2F5A57
#354E51
#35514F
#374E59
#2E5060
#275953
#395555
#274A5D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2E5156
- RGB46, 81, 86
- CMYK16, 2, 0, 66
- CSSrgb(46, 81, 86)
- HSL188°, 30%, 26%
- HSL Precise187.5°, 30.303%, 25.882%
- HSV188°, 47%, 34%
- HSB188°, 47%, 34%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
- GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.318, 0.337)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.318, 0.337, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.318, 0.337)
- Percentage of Red in RGB18%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID2E5156
- DECIMAL ID3035478
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
