What color is #2E2529?

#2E2529 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2529?

The RGB value is 46, 37, 41: 46 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2529?

The complementary color is #252E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2529 color

#2E2529 rgb(46, 37, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2529 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.5% green and 16.1% blue (46, 37, 41).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 11% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#2E2529 color codes

HEX	`#2E2529`
RGB	`rgb(46, 37, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 11%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 20%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.82, 5.09, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.82, 5.2, 348.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.188, 2.064, 2.381)`
Decimal	`3024169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2529, 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 #2E2529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2E2529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2529; }
.text { color: #2e2529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 37 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2529, #2e2525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E2529?: #2E2529 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2529?: The RGB value is 46, 37, 41: 46 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2529?: The complementary color is #252E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.