What color is #2E3526?

#2E3526 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 #2E3526?

The RGB value is 46, 53, 38: 46 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3526?

The complementary color is #2D2635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3526?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3526 color

#2E3526 rgb(46, 53, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3526 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20.8% green and 14.9% blue (46, 53, 38).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#2E3526 color codes

HEX	`#2E3526`
RGB	`rgb(46, 53, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.08, -6.35, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.08, 10.61, 126.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.75, 3.267, 2.319)`
Decimal	`3028262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3526, 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 #2E3526	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3526 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #2E3526 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3526; }
.text { color: #2e3526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3526; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 53 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3526, #273526); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3526?: #2E3526 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 #2E3526?: The RGB value is 46, 53, 38: 46 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3526?: The complementary color is #2D2635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3526?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.