2EA79E

#2EA79E closest to Teal Me No Lies

#2EA79E is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 65.5% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(46, 167, 158)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 57% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black. #2EA79E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.14:1.

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Variations of #2EA79E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#2EA79E 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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#2EA79E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2EA79E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D919F
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A9F9E
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D919F
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B999F
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ABA4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A9A1
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869B98

#2EA79E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#2EA79E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.14:1 Very good#2EA79E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2EA79E in CSS

/* Teal Me No Lies */
.color { color: #2EA79E; }
.background { background-color: #2EA79E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2EA79E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 167 158);
color: hsl(176 57% 42%);
color: oklch(0.662 0.104 187.6);

#2EA79E FAQ

What color is #2EA79E?

#2EA79E is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2EA79E?

#2EA79E is rgb(46, 167, 158) in RGB, hsl(176, 57%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 5%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2EA79E?

The complementary color of #2EA79E is #A72E37, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2EA79E?

Black text has the best contrast on #2EA79E: 7.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2EA79E a warm or cool color?

#2EA79E is a cool color.