What color is #2E4347?

#2E4347 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 #2E4347?

The RGB value is 46, 67, 71: 46 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4347?

The complementary color is #47322E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4347 color

#2E4347 rgb(46, 67, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4347 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (46, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#2E4347 color codes

HEX	`#2E4347`
RGB	`rgb(46, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.88, -7.05, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.88, 8.69, 215.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.271, 5.05, 6.71)`
Decimal	`3031879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4347, 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 #2E4347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #2E4347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4347; }
.text { color: #2e4347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4347, #2e3647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2E4347?: #2E4347 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 #2E4347?: The RGB value is 46, 67, 71: 46 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4347?: The complementary color is #47322E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.