#2E9CA6 · near Cadet

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#2E9CA6 (RGB 46, 156, 166) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Blue Gray and Steel Blue. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #2E9CA6 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 204°.

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HEX#2E9CA6
RGBrgb(46, 156, 166)
HSLhsl(185, 57%, 42%)
CMYK72, 6, 0, 35
CSS var--cadet
Contrast3.27:1 white · 6.42:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Blue Gray #6699CCSteel Blue #4682B4Slate #708090Pewter #8E9A9B

How to use #2E9CA6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #2E9CA6 (6.42:1); white text does not (3.27:1).

For a calm scheme pair #2E9CA6 with its analogous neighbors #2EA875 and #2E61A8; for contrast use its complement #A8382E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #2E9CA6;

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#2E9CA6 hex color card: near Cadet, RGB 46, 156, 166
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Shades & tints

#091F21#123E42#1C5E64#257D85#2E9CA6#58B0B8#82C4CA#ABD7DB#D5EBED

Color harmonies for #2E9CA6

Complementary

#2E9CA6#A8382E

Analogous

#2E9CA6#2EA875#2E61A8

Triadic

#2E9CA6#A82E9E#9EA82E

Split complementary

#2E9CA6#A82E61#A8752E

Tetradic

#2E9CA6#752EA8#A8382E#61A82E

Palettes with #2E9CA6