What color is #2E3129?

#2E3129 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 #2E3129?

The RGB value is 46, 49, 41: 46 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3129?

The complementary color is #2C2931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3129 color

#2E3129 rgb(46, 49, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E3129 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 19.2% green and 16.1% blue (46, 49, 41).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#2E3129 color codes

HEX	`#2E3129`
RGB	`rgb(46, 49, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.79, -3.14, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.79, 5.62, 123.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.625, 2.938, 2.526)`
Decimal	`3027241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3129, 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 #2E3129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2E3129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3129; }
.text { color: #2e3129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 49 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3129, #2a3129); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E3129?: #2E3129 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 #2E3129?: The RGB value is 46, 49, 41: 46 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3129?: The complementary color is #2C2931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.