What color is #2E3232?

#2E3232 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3232?

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

What is the complementary color of #2E3232?

The complementary color is #322E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3232 color

#2E3232 rgb(46, 50, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3232 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#2E3232 color codes

HEX	`#2E3232`
RGB	`rgb(46, 50, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.41, -1.73, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.41, 1.83, 199.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.843, 3.092, 3.464)`
Decimal	`3027506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3232, 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 #2E3232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #2E3232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3232; }
.text { color: #2e3232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 50 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3232, #2e3032); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E3232?: #2E3232 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3232?: The RGB value is 46, 50, 50: 46 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3232?: The complementary color is #322E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.