What color is #2E4244?

#2E4244 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4244?

The RGB value is 46, 66, 68: 46 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4244?

The complementary color is #44302E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4244 color

#2E4244 rgb(46, 66, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4244 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 25.9% green and 26.7% blue (46, 66, 68).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#2E4244 color codes

HEX	`#2E4244`
RGB	`rgb(46, 66, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 25.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.43, -7.28, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.43, 8.2, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.118, 4.894, 6.195)`
Decimal	`3031620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4244, 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 #2E4244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #2E4244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4244; }
.text { color: #2e4244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 66 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4244, #2e3744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E4244?: #2E4244 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4244?: The RGB value is 46, 66, 68: 46 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4244?: The complementary color is #44302E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.