What color is #2E301E?

#2E301E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E301E?

The RGB value is 46, 48, 30: 46 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E301E?

The complementary color is #201E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E301E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E301E color

#2E301E rgb(46, 48, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E301E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.8% green and 11.8% blue (46, 48, 30).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#2E301E color codes

HEX	`#2E301E`
RGB	`rgb(46, 48, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 38%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.18, -4.57, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.18, 12.16, 112.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.418, 2.789, 1.639)`
Decimal	`3026974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E301E, 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 #2E301E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E301E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #2E301E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e301e; }
.text { color: #2e301e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e301e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 48 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e301e, #25301e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E301E?: #2E301E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E301E?: The RGB value is 46, 48, 30: 46 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E301E?: The complementary color is #201E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E301E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.