What color is #2E324C?

#2E324C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E324C?

The RGB value is 46, 50, 76: 46 red, 50 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E324C?

The complementary color is #4C482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E324C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E324C color

#2E324C rgb(46, 50, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E324C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 19.6% green and 29.8% blue (46, 50, 76).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 25% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#2E324C color codes

HEX	`#2E324C`
RGB	`rgb(46, 50, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 19.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 25%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 39%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.52, 5.75, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.52, 17.53, 289.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.571, 3.384, 7.301)`
Decimal	`3027532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E324C, 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 #2E324C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E324C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #2E324C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e324c; }
.text { color: #2e324c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e324c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 50 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e324c, #392e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E324C?: #2E324C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E324C?: The RGB value is 46, 50, 76: 46 red, 50 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E324C?: The complementary color is #4C482E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E324C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.