What color is #2E352F?

#2E352F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E352F?

The RGB value is 46, 53, 47: 46 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E352F?

The complementary color is #352E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E352F color

#2E352F rgb(46, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E352F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (46, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 7% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#2E352F color codes

HEX	`#2E352F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 7%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.33, -4.43, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.33, 5.23, 147.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.913, 3.332, 3.178)`
Decimal	`3028271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E352F, 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 #2E352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2E352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e352f; }
.text { color: #2e352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e352f, #2e3533); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E352F?: #2E352F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E352F?: The RGB value is 46, 53, 47: 46 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E352F?: The complementary color is #352E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.