What color is #2E202A?

#2E202A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E202A?

The RGB value is 46, 32, 42: 46 red, 32 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E202A?

The complementary color is #202E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E202A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E202A color

#2E202A rgb(46, 32, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E202A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 12.5% green and 16.5% blue (46, 32, 42).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 18% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#2E202A color codes

HEX	`#2E202A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 32, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 12.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 18%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 30%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.29, 8.85, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.29, 9.73, 335.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.061, 1.781, 2.425)`
Decimal	`3022890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E202A, 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 #2E202A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E202A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #2E202A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e202a; }
.text { color: #2e202a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e202a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 32 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e202a, #2e2023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E202A?: #2E202A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E202A?: The RGB value is 46, 32, 42: 46 red, 32 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E202A?: The complementary color is #202E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E202A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.