What color is #2E2B39?

#2E2B39 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 #2E2B39?

The RGB value is 46, 43, 57: 46 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2B39?

The complementary color is #36392B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2B39 color

#2E2B39 rgb(46, 43, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2B39 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.9% green and 22.4% blue (46, 43, 57).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#2E2B39 color codes

HEX	`#2E2B39`
RGB	`rgb(46, 43, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.38, 4.9, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.38, 9.77, 300.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.729, 2.604, 4.229)`
Decimal	`3025721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2B39, 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 #2E2B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #2E2B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2b39; }
.text { color: #2e2b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 43 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2b39, #352b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2E2B39?: #2E2B39 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 #2E2B39?: The RGB value is 46, 43, 57: 46 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2B39?: The complementary color is #36392B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.