What color is #2E3E26?

#2E3E26 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3E26?

The RGB value is 46, 62, 38: 46 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3E26?

The complementary color is #36263E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3E26 color

#2E3E26 rgb(46, 62, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3E26 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 24.3% green and 14.9% blue (46, 62, 38).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#2E3E26 color codes

HEX	`#2E3E26`
RGB	`rgb(46, 62, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 24.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 39%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, -11.89, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 17.42, 133.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.199, 4.166, 2.469)`
Decimal	`3030566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3E26, 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 #2E3E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #2E3E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3e26; }
.text { color: #2e3e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 62 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3e26, #263e2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E3E26?: #2E3E26 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3E26?: The RGB value is 46, 62, 38: 46 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3E26?: The complementary color is #36263E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.