What color is #2E4237?

#2E4237 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4237?

The RGB value is 46, 66, 55: 46 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4237?

The complementary color is #422E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4237 color

#2E4237 rgb(46, 66, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4237 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 25.9% green and 21.6% blue (46, 66, 55).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#2E4237 color codes

HEX	`#2E4237`
RGB	`rgb(46, 66, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 25.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, -10.68, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 11.47, 158.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.764, 4.753, 4.333)`
Decimal	`3031607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4237, 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 #2E4237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #2E4237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4237; }
.text { color: #2e4237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 66 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4237, #2e4241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E4237?: #2E4237 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4237?: The RGB value is 46, 66, 55: 46 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4237?: The complementary color is #422E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.