What color is #2E2D46?

#2E2D46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2D46?

The RGB value is 46, 45, 70: 46 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2D46?

The complementary color is #45462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2D46 color

#2E2D46 rgb(46, 45, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E2D46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 17.6% green and 27.5% blue (46, 45, 70).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#2E2D46 color codes

HEX	`#2E2D46`
RGB	`rgb(46, 45, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 17.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.64, 7.34, -15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.64, 17.1, 295.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.17, 2.9, 6.186)`
Decimal	`3026246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2D46, 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 #2E2D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #2E2D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2d46; }
.text { color: #2e2d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 45 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2d46, #3b2d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E2D46?: #2E2D46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2D46?: The RGB value is 46, 45, 70: 46 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2D46?: The complementary color is #45462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.