What color is #2E2734?

#2E2734 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2734?

The RGB value is 46, 39, 52: 46 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2734?

The complementary color is #2D3427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2734 color

#2E2734 rgb(46, 39, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2734 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 15.3% green and 20.4% blue (46, 39, 52).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#2E2734 color codes

HEX	`#2E2734`
RGB	`rgb(46, 39, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 15.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.89, 6.36, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.89, 9.63, 311.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.472, 2.28, 3.558)`
Decimal	`3024692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2734, 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 #2E2734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2E2734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2734; }
.text { color: #2e2734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 39 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2734, #342733); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E2734?: #2E2734 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2734?: The RGB value is 46, 39, 52: 46 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2734?: The complementary color is #2D3427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.