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#2EA685 closest to Herbal

#2EA685 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Herbal. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 65.1% green and 52.2% blue (rgb(46, 166, 133)). Its HSL value is 164° hue, 57% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black. #2EA685 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.91:1.

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Variations of #2EA685

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2EA685 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2EA685 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2EA685 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #918F87
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A19B83
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9D85
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #918F87
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E9787
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A79D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A690
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #839990

#2EA685 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#2EA685 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.91:1 Good#2EA685 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2EA685 in CSS

/* Herbal */
.color { color: #2EA685; }
.background { background-color: #2EA685; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2EA685; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 166 133);
color: hsl(164 57% 42%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.115 170.2);

#2EA685 FAQ

What color is #2EA685?

#2EA685 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Herbal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2EA685?

#2EA685 is rgb(46, 166, 133) in RGB, hsl(164, 57%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 20%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2EA685?

The complementary color of #2EA685 is #A62E4F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2EA685?

Black text has the best contrast on #2EA685: 6.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2EA685 a warm or cool color?

#2EA685 is a cool color.