What color is #2E2F57?

#2E2F57 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2F57?

The RGB value is 46, 47, 87: 46 red, 47 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2F57?

The complementary color is #57562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2F57 color

#2E2F57 rgb(46, 47, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E2F57 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.4% green and 34.1% blue (46, 47, 87).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 31% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#2E2F57 color codes

HEX	`#2E2F57`
RGB	`rgb(46, 47, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 31%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 46%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.21, 11.5, -24.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.21, 26.96, 295.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.863, 3.302, 9.449)`
Decimal	`3026775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2F57, 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 #2E2F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #2E2F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2f57; }
.text { color: #2e2f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 47 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2f57, #412e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E2F57?: #2E2F57 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2F57?: The RGB value is 46, 47, 87: 46 red, 47 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2F57?: The complementary color is #57562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.