What color is #2E321F?

#2E321F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E321F?

The RGB value is 46, 50, 31: 46 red, 50 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E321F?

The complementary color is #231F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E321F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E321F color

#2E321F rgb(46, 50, 31)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E321F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 19.6% green and 12.2% blue (46, 50, 31).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#2E321F color codes

HEX	`#2E321F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 50, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 38%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, -5.7, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 12.87, 116.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.515, 2.961, 1.735)`
Decimal	`3027487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E321F, 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 #2E321F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E321F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #2E321F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e321f; }
.text { color: #2e321f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e321f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 50 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e321f, #24321f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E321F?: #2E321F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E321F?: The RGB value is 46, 50, 31: 46 red, 50 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E321F?: The complementary color is #231F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E321F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.