What color is #2E3320?

#2E3320 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 #2E3320?

The RGB value is 46, 51, 32: 46 red, 51 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3320?

The complementary color is #252033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3320 color

#2E3320 rgb(46, 51, 32)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3320 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20% green and 12.5% blue (46, 51, 32).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#2E3320 color codes

HEX	`#2E3320`
RGB	`rgb(46, 51, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 37%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.25, -6.17, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.25, 12.94, 118.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.571, 3.053, 1.82)`
Decimal	`3027744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3320, 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 #2E3320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #2E3320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3320; }
.text { color: #2e3320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 51 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3320, #253320); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E3320?: #2E3320 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 #2E3320?: The RGB value is 46, 51, 32: 46 red, 51 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3320?: The complementary color is #252033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.