What color is #2E3121?

#2E3121 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3121?

The RGB value is 46, 49, 33: 46 red, 49 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3121?

The complementary color is #242131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3121 color

#2E3121 rgb(46, 49, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E3121 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 19.2% green and 12.9% blue (46, 49, 33).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#2E3121 color codes

HEX	`#2E3121`
RGB	`rgb(46, 49, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.59, -4.7, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.59, 10.88, 115.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.5, 2.887, 1.864)`
Decimal	`3027233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3121, 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 #2E3121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #2E3121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3121; }
.text { color: #2e3121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 49 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3121, #263121); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E3121?: #2E3121 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3121?: The RGB value is 46, 49, 33: 46 red, 49 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3121?: The complementary color is #242131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.