What color is #2E243D?

#2E243D is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E243D?

The RGB value is 46, 36, 61: 46 red, 36 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E243D?

The complementary color is #333D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E243D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E243D color

#2E243D rgb(46, 36, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2E243D is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.1% green and 23.9% blue (46, 36, 61).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#2E243D color codes

HEX	`#2E243D`
RGB	`rgb(46, 36, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 41%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 41%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.4, 10.98, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.4, 18.02, 307.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.6, 2.18, 4.698)`
Decimal	`3023933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E243D, 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 #2E243D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E243D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2E243D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e243d; }
.text { color: #2e243d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e243d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 36 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e243d, #3b243d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E243D?: #2E243D is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E243D?: The RGB value is 46, 36, 61: 46 red, 36 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E243D?: The complementary color is #333D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E243D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.