Information about #2E8AA3 color

#2E8AA3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2E8AA3 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 138, 163) — 18% red, 54.1% green, 63.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 10 / 0 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #2E8AA3 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scooter (#308EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Retreat (#39909B) and Dirty Blue (#3F829D).

The recipe behind #2E8AA3 is rgb(46, 138, 163), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2E8AA3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. No one has named #2E8AA3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2E8AA3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2E8AA3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2E8AA3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#246E82

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#123741

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Black

#000000

#2E8AA3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2E8AA3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2EA38D

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#2E8AA3 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#A3472E
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A3822E
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#2EA382
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#2E8AA3
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#A32E8A
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#8AA32E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#472EA3
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#A3472E
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#8AA32E
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#822EA3
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#A3472E
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#4FA32E
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Nearest named colors to #2E8AA3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Java color link
Java

#259797

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

#2E8AA3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E8AA3
  • RGB46, 138, 163
  • CMYK46, 10, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(46, 138, 163)
  • HSL193°, 56%, 41%
  • HSL Precise192.821°, 55.981%, 40.98%
  • HSV193°, 72%, 64%
  • HSB193°, 72%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.541, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.541, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.541, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2E8AA3
  • DECIMAL ID3050147
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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