What color is #2E2F49?

#2E2F49 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 #2E2F49?

The RGB value is 46, 47, 73: 46 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2F49?

The complementary color is #49482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2F49 color

#2E2F49 rgb(46, 47, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E2F49 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.4% green and 28.6% blue (46, 47, 73).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#2E2F49 color codes

HEX	`#2E2F49`
RGB	`rgb(46, 47, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 36%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.42, 6.88, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.42, 17.65, 292.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.345, 3.095, 6.723)`
Decimal	`3026761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2F49, 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 #2E2F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #2E2F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2f49; }
.text { color: #2e2f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 47 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2f49, #3b2e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E2F49?: #2E2F49 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 #2E2F49?: The RGB value is 46, 47, 73: 46 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2F49?: The complementary color is #49482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.