Close to Petrol
#2E656E
#2E656E is a dark, muted teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 18% red, 39.6% green, and 43.1% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #2E656E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.20:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #2E656E as they’d see it.
#2E656E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #2E656E
What color is #2E656E?
#2E656E is a dark, muted teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 18% red, 39.6% green, and 43.1% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #2E656E in RGB?
#2E656E is rgb(46, 101, 110): 46 red, 101 green, and 110 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #2E656E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(58, 8, 0, 57). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #2E656E?
PANTONE 3145 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #2E656E?
Its complement #7B544C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.