What color is #2E2330?

#2E2330 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 #2E2330?

The RGB value is 46, 35, 48: 46 red, 35 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2330?

The complementary color is #253023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2330 color

#2E2330 rgb(46, 35, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2330 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 13.7% green and 18.8% blue (46, 35, 48).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% 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 15.01:1).

#2E2330 color codes

HEX	`#2E2330`
RGB	`rgb(46, 35, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 13.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.47, 8.16, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.47, 10.48, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.261, 1.996, 3.062)`
Decimal	`3023664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2330, 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 #2E2330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2E2330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2330; }
.text { color: #2e2330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 35 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2330, #30232c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E2330?: #2E2330 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 #2E2330?: The RGB value is 46, 35, 48: 46 red, 35 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2330?: The complementary color is #253023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.