What color is #2E3F46?

#2E3F46 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3F46?

The RGB value is 46, 63, 70: 46 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3F46?

The complementary color is #46352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3F46 color

#2E3F46 rgb(46, 63, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E3F46 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 24.7% green and 27.5% blue (46, 63, 70).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#2E3F46 color codes

HEX	`#2E3F46`
RGB	`rgb(46, 63, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 24.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, -4.81, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 8.07, 233.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.009, 4.578, 6.466)`
Decimal	`3030854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3F46, 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 #2E3F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #2E3F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3f46; }
.text { color: #2e3f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 63 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3f46, #2e3346); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E3F46?: #2E3F46 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3F46?: The RGB value is 46, 63, 70: 46 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3F46?: The complementary color is #46352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.