What color is #2E3C37?

#2E3C37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3C37?

The RGB value is 46, 60, 55: 46 red, 60 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3C37?

The complementary color is #3C2E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3C37 color

#2E3C37 rgb(46, 60, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3C37 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 23.5% green and 21.6% blue (46, 60, 55).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#2E3C37 color codes

HEX	`#2E3C37`
RGB	`rgb(46, 60, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 23.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.96, -6.98, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.96, 7.09, 170.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.432, 4.088, 4.222)`
Decimal	`3030071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3C37, 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 #2E3C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #2E3C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3c37; }
.text { color: #2e3c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 60 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3c37, #2e3a3c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E3C37?: #2E3C37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3C37?: The RGB value is 46, 60, 55: 46 red, 60 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3C37?: The complementary color is #3C2E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.