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#2EAE8A closest to Herbal

#2EAE8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Herbal. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 68.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(46, 174, 138)). Its HSL value is 163° hue, 58% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black. #2EAE8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #2EAE8A

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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#2EAE8A 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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#2EAE8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2EAE8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99968C
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A288
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94A489
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99968C
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #859F8C
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AFA4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AE97
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #89A097

#2EAE8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#2EAE8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#2EAE8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2EAE8A in CSS

/* Herbal */
.color { color: #2EAE8A; }
.background { background-color: #2EAE8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2EAE8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 174 138);
color: hsl(163 58% 43%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.122 169.4);

#2EAE8A FAQ

What color is #2EAE8A?

#2EAE8A 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 #2EAE8A?

#2EAE8A is rgb(46, 174, 138) in RGB, hsl(163, 58%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(74%, 0%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2EAE8A?

The complementary color of #2EAE8A is #AE2E52, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2EAE8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #2EAE8A: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2EAE8A a warm or cool color?

#2EAE8A is a cool color.