What color is #2E3F2F?

#2E3F2F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3F2F?

The RGB value is 46, 63, 47: 46 red, 63 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3F2F?

The complementary color is #3F2E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3F2F color

#2E3F2F rgb(46, 63, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E3F2F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 24.7% green and 18.4% blue (46, 63, 47).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 16% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#2E3F2F color codes

HEX	`#2E3F2F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 63, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 24.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 16%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.77, -10.7, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.77, 13.15, 144.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.417, 4.341, 3.347)`
Decimal	`3030831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3F2F, 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 #2E3F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #2E3F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3f2f; }
.text { color: #2e3f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 63 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3f2f, #2e3f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2E3F2F?: #2E3F2F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3F2F?: The RGB value is 46, 63, 47: 46 red, 63 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3F2F?: The complementary color is #3F2E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.