What color is #2E3729?

#2E3729 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3729?

The RGB value is 46, 55, 41: 46 red, 55 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3729?

The complementary color is #322937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3729 color

#2E3729 rgb(46, 55, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3729 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 21.6% green and 16.1% blue (46, 55, 41).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#2E3729 color codes

HEX	`#2E3729`
RGB	`rgb(46, 55, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 21.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.85, -7.02, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.85, 10.31, 132.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.893, 3.473, 2.615)`
Decimal	`3028777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3729, 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 #2E3729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #2E3729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3729; }
.text { color: #2e3729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 55 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3729, #29372b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E3729?: #2E3729 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3729?: The RGB value is 46, 55, 41: 46 red, 55 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3729?: The complementary color is #322937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.