What color is #2E3B52?

#2E3B52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3B52?

The RGB value is 46, 59, 82: 46 red, 59 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3B52?

The complementary color is #52452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3B52 color

#2E3B52 rgb(46, 59, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E3B52 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 23.1% green and 32.2% blue (46, 59, 82).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#2E3B52 color codes

HEX	`#2E3B52`
RGB	`rgb(46, 59, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 23.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 44%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 28%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 1.54, -15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 15.7, 275.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.213, 4.318, 8.592)`
Decimal	`3029842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3B52, 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 #2E3B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #2E3B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3b52; }
.text { color: #2e3b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 59 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3b52, #332e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E3B52?: #2E3B52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3B52?: The RGB value is 46, 59, 82: 46 red, 59 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3B52?: The complementary color is #52452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.