What color is #2E443C?

#2E443C 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 #2E443C?

The RGB value is 46, 68, 60: 46 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E443C?

The complementary color is #442E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E443C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E443C color

#2E443C rgb(46, 68, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E443C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 26.7% green and 23.5% blue (46, 68, 60).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% 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 10.46:1).

#2E443C color codes

HEX	`#2E443C`
RGB	`rgb(46, 68, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 26.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, -10.65, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 10.86, 168.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.009, 5.041, 5.036)`
Decimal	`3032124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E443C, 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 #2E443C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E443C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #2E443C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e443c; }
.text { color: #2e443c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e443c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 68 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e443c, #2e4144); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2E443C?: #2E443C 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 #2E443C?: The RGB value is 46, 68, 60: 46 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E443C?: The complementary color is #442E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E443C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.