What color is #2E414C?

#2E414C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E414C?

The RGB value is 46, 65, 76: 46 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E414C?

The complementary color is #4C392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E414C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E414C color

#2E414C rgb(46, 65, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E414C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 25.5% green and 29.8% blue (46, 65, 76).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 25% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#2E414C color codes

HEX	`#2E414C`
RGB	`rgb(46, 65, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 25.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 25%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 39%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, -4.3, -9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 10.04, 244.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.321, 4.883, 7.551)`
Decimal	`3031372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E414C, 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 #2E414C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E414C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #2E414C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e414c; }
.text { color: #2e414c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e414c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 65 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e414c, #2e324c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E414C?: #2E414C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E414C?: The RGB value is 46, 65, 76: 46 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E414C?: The complementary color is #4C392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E414C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.