What color is #2E3328?

#2E3328 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 #2E3328?

The RGB value is 46, 51, 40: 46 red, 51 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3328?

The complementary color is #2D2833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3328 color

#2E3328 rgb(46, 51, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3328 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20% green and 15.7% blue (46, 51, 40).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#2E3328 color codes

HEX	`#2E3328`
RGB	`rgb(46, 51, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.45, -4.66, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.45, 7.81, 126.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.693, 3.102, 2.464)`
Decimal	`3027752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3328, 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 #2E3328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #2E3328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3328; }
.text { color: #2e3328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 51 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3328, #293328); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E3328?: #2E3328 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 #2E3328?: The RGB value is 46, 51, 40: 46 red, 51 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3328?: The complementary color is #2D2833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.