What color is #2E3023?

#2E3023 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 #2E3023?

The RGB value is 46, 48, 35: 46 red, 48 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3023?

The complementary color is #252330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3023?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3023 color

#2E3023 rgb(46, 48, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E3023 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18.8% green and 13.7% blue (46, 48, 35).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#2E3023 color codes

HEX	`#2E3023`
RGB	`rgb(46, 48, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.29, -3.68, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.29, 8.86, 114.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.487, 2.816, 2.002)`
Decimal	`3026979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3023, 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 #2E3023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3023 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #2E3023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3023; }
.text { color: #2e3023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 48 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3023, #273023); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3023?: #2E3023 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 #2E3023?: The RGB value is 46, 48, 35: 46 red, 48 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3023?: The complementary color is #252330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3023?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.