What color is #2E3334?

#2E3334 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 #2E3334?

The RGB value is 46, 51, 52: 46 red, 51 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3334?

The complementary color is #342F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3334 color

#2E3334 rgb(46, 51, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3334 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20% green and 20.4% blue (46, 51, 52).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 6% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% 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 12.81:1).

#2E3334 color codes

HEX	`#2E3334`
RGB	`rgb(46, 51, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 6%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 12%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, -1.9, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 2.34, 215.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.93, 3.196, 3.711)`
Decimal	`3027764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3334, 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 #2E3334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #2E3334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3334; }
.text { color: #2e3334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 51 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3334, #2e3034); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3334?: #2E3334 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 #2E3334?: The RGB value is 46, 51, 52: 46 red, 51 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3334?: The complementary color is #342F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.