What color is #2E2A39?

#2E2A39 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 #2E2A39?

The RGB value is 46, 42, 57: 46 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2A39?

The complementary color is #35392A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2A39 color

#2E2A39 rgb(46, 42, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2A39 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.5% green and 22.4% blue (46, 42, 57).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#2E2A39 color codes

HEX	`#2E2A39`
RGB	`rgb(46, 42, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.06, 5.61, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.06, 10.55, 302.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.693, 2.532, 4.217)`
Decimal	`3025465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2A39, 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 #2E2A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2E2A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2a39; }
.text { color: #2e2a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 42 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2a39, #362a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E2A39?: #2E2A39 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 #2E2A39?: The RGB value is 46, 42, 57: 46 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2A39?: The complementary color is #35392A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.