All About Color #2E5656

#2E5656

About #2E5656

#2E5656 is a dark cyan color with the hex code #2E5656. In RGB it is red 46, green 86, blue 86; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 30%, lightness 26%; in CMYK it is 47%, 0%, 0%, 66%. Its contrast ratio is 8.13:1 on white and 2.58:1 on black.

#2E5656 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 56, 56
CMYK46.51%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 66.27%
RGB Decimal46, 86, 86
HSL180°, 30%, 26%
RGB Octal56, 126, 126
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 46.51%, 33.73%
RGB Binary101110, 1010110, 1010110
CIE-L*AB33.79, -14.06, -4.41
RGB Percent18.04%, 33.73%, 33.73%
CIE-L*CH33.79, 14.73, 197.42
XYZ6.13, 7.91, 10.01
CIE-L*UV33.79, -17.27, -3.72
xyY0.26, 0.33, 7.91
Hunter-Lab28.12, -10.28, -1.41
RYB18.04%, 25.88%, 33.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E5656 on a dark background: contrast 2.58:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2E5656 on a light background: contrast 8.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E5656, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2E5656. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2E5656 · #4F9292 · #0E1B1B · #562E2E · #924F4F

Analogous palette

#2E562E · #2E5642 · #2E5656 · #2E4256 · #2E2E56

Triadic palette

#2E5656 · #562E56 · #56562E · #4F9292 · #924F92

Tetradic palette

#2E5656 · #422E56 · #562E2E · #42562E · #0E1B1B

Monochromatic palette

#091111 · #142424 · #2E5656 · #498888 · #6DB0B0

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