What color is #2E2E23?

#2E2E23 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2E23?

The RGB value is 46, 46, 35: 46 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2E23?

The complementary color is #23232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2E23 color

#2E2E23 rgb(46, 46, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2E23 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18% green and 13.7% blue (46, 46, 35).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#2E2E23 color codes

HEX	`#2E2E23`
RGB	`rgb(46, 46, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, -2.35, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 7.5, 108.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.407, 2.656, 1.976)`
Decimal	`3026467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2E23, 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 #2E2E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #2E2E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2e23; }
.text { color: #2e2e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 46 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2e23, #292e23); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E2E23?: #2E2E23 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2E23?: The RGB value is 46, 46, 35: 46 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2E23?: The complementary color is #23232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.