What color is #2E242B?

#2E242B 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 #2E242B?

The RGB value is 46, 36, 43: 46 red, 36 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E242B?

The complementary color is #242E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E242B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E242B color

#2E242B rgb(46, 36, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E242B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.1% green and 16.9% blue (46, 36, 43).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 12% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 7% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#2E242B color codes

HEX	`#2E242B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 36, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 12%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 22%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.58, 6.25, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.58, 6.87, 335.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.194, 2.017, 2.559)`
Decimal	`3023915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E242B, 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 #2E242B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E242B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #2E242B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e242b; }
.text { color: #2e242b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e242b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 36 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e242b, #2e2426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E242B?: #2E242B 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 #2E242B?: The RGB value is 46, 36, 43: 46 red, 36 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E242B?: The complementary color is #242E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E242B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.