What color is #2E2C28?

#2E2C28 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2C28?

The RGB value is 46, 44, 40: 46 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2C28?

The complementary color is #282A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2C28 color

#2E2C28 rgb(46, 44, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2C28 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 17.3% green and 15.7% blue (46, 44, 40).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#2E2C28 color codes

HEX	`#2E2C28`
RGB	`rgb(46, 44, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 17.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.08, 0.01, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.08, 2.92, 89.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.41, 2.535, 2.369)`
Decimal	`3025960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2C28, 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 #2E2C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #2E2C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2c28; }
.text { color: #2e2c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 44 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2c28, #2d2e28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2E2C28?: #2E2C28 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2C28?: The RGB value is 46, 44, 40: 46 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2C28?: The complementary color is #282A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.