What color is #2E3331?

#2E3331 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 #2E3331?

The RGB value is 46, 51, 49: 46 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3331?

The complementary color is #332E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3331 color

#2E3331 rgb(46, 51, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3331 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20% green and 19.2% blue (46, 51, 49).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 5% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#2E3331 color codes

HEX	`#2E3331`
RGB	`rgb(46, 51, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 5%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 10%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.71, -2.64, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.71, 2.69, 168.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.865, 3.17, 3.366)`
Decimal	`3027761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3331, 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 #2E3331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #2E3331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3331; }
.text { color: #2e3331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 51 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3331, #2e3333); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3331?: #2E3331 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 #2E3331?: The RGB value is 46, 51, 49: 46 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3331?: The complementary color is #332E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.