What color is #2E3A2E?

#2E3A2E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3A2E?

The RGB value is 46, 58, 46: 46 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3A2E?

The complementary color is #3A2E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3A2E color

#2E3A2E rgb(46, 58, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3A2E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 22.7% green and 18% blue (46, 58, 46).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#2E3A2E color codes

HEX	`#2E3A2E`
RGB	`rgb(46, 58, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 22.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.01, -7.85, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.01, 9.78, 143.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.133, 3.804, 3.153)`
Decimal	`3029550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3A2E, 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 #2E3A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #2E3A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3a2e; }
.text { color: #2e3a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 58 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3a2e, #2e3a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3A2E?: #2E3A2E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3A2E?: The RGB value is 46, 58, 46: 46 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3A2E?: The complementary color is #3A2E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.