What color is #2B2E34?

#2B2E34 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2E34?

The RGB value is 43, 46, 52: 43 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2E34?

The complementary color is #34312B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2E34 color

#2B2E34 rgb(43, 46, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B2E34 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (43, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#2B2E34 color codes

HEX	`#2B2E34`
RGB	`rgb(43, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 17%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.87, 0.23, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.87, 4.29, 273.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.593, 2.715, 3.636)`
Decimal	`2829876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2E34, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2B2E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2B2E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2e34; }
.text { color: #2b2e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2e34, #2d2b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #2B2E34?: #2B2E34 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2E34?: The RGB value is 43, 46, 52: 43 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2E34?: The complementary color is #34312B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.