What color is #2E4130?

#2E4130 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 #2E4130?

The RGB value is 46, 65, 48: 46 red, 65 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4130?

The complementary color is #412E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4130 color

#2E4130 rgb(46, 65, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4130 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 25.5% green and 18.8% blue (46, 65, 48).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#2E4130 color codes

HEX	`#2E4130`
RGB	`rgb(46, 65, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 25.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, -11.68, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 14.15, 145.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.55, 4.575, 3.492)`
Decimal	`3031344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4130, 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 #2E4130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #2E4130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4130; }
.text { color: #2e4130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 65 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4130, #2e4139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E4130?: #2E4130 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 #2E4130?: The RGB value is 46, 65, 48: 46 red, 65 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4130?: The complementary color is #412E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.