What color is #2E2C38?

#2E2C38 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 #2E2C38?

The RGB value is 46, 44, 56: 46 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2C38?

The complementary color is #36382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2C38 color

#2E2C38 rgb(46, 44, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2C38 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 17.3% green and 22% blue (46, 44, 56).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#2E2C38 color codes

HEX	`#2E2C38`
RGB	`rgb(46, 44, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 17.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.66, 3.93, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.66, 8.32, 298.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.741, 2.668, 4.111)`
Decimal	`3025976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2C38, 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 #2E2C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #2E2C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2c38; }
.text { color: #2e2c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 44 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2c38, #342c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2E2C38?: #2E2C38 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 #2E2C38?: The RGB value is 46, 44, 56: 46 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2C38?: The complementary color is #36382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.