What color is #2E3C32?

#2E3C32 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 #2E3C32?

The RGB value is 46, 60, 50: 46 red, 60 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3C32?

The complementary color is #3C2E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3C32 color

#2E3C32 rgb(46, 60, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3C32 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 23.5% green and 19.6% blue (46, 60, 50).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 13% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#2E3C32 color codes

HEX	`#2E3C32`
RGB	`rgb(46, 60, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 23.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 13%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, -8.19, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 9.26, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.318, 4.043, 3.622)`
Decimal	`3030066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3C32, 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 #2E3C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #2E3C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3c32; }
.text { color: #2e3c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 60 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3c32, #2e3c39); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3C32?: #2E3C32 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 #2E3C32?: The RGB value is 46, 60, 50: 46 red, 60 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3C32?: The complementary color is #3C2E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.