What color is #2E3434?

#2E3434 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 #2E3434?

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

What is the complementary color of #2E3434?

The complementary color is #342E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3434 color

#2E3434 rgb(46, 52, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3434 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#2E3434 color codes

HEX	`#2E3434`
RGB	`rgb(46, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.15, -2.56, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.15, 2.71, 198.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.974, 3.285, 3.725)`
Decimal	`3028020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3434, 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 #2E3434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #2E3434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3434; }
.text { color: #2e3434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3434, #2e3134); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E3434?: #2E3434 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 #2E3434?: The RGB value is 46, 52, 52: 46 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3434?: The complementary color is #342E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.