What color is #2E4339?

#2E4339 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4339?

The RGB value is 46, 67, 57: 46 red, 67 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4339?

The complementary color is #432E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4339?

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.

#2E4339 color

#2E4339 rgb(46, 67, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4339 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 26.3% green and 22.4% blue (46, 67, 57).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#2E4339 color codes

HEX	`#2E4339`
RGB	`rgb(46, 67, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 26.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 31%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, -10.8, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 11.33, 162.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.872, 4.89, 4.61)`
Decimal	`3031865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4339, 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 #2E4339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4339 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 #2E4339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4339; }
.text { color: #2e4339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 67 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4339, #2e4243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E4339?: #2E4339 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4339?: The RGB value is 46, 67, 57: 46 red, 67 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4339?: The complementary color is #432E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4339?: 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.