What color is #2E4540?

#2E4540 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 #2E4540?

The RGB value is 46, 69, 64: 46 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4540?

The complementary color is #452E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4540 color

#2E4540 rgb(46, 69, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4540 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 27.1% green and 25.1% blue (46, 69, 64).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#2E4540 color codes

HEX	`#2E4540`
RGB	`rgb(46, 69, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 27.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.32, -10.22, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.32, 10.22, 179.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.18, 5.207, 5.634)`
Decimal	`3032384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4540, 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 #2E4540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #2E4540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4540; }
.text { color: #2e4540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 69 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4540, #2e3e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E4540?: #2E4540 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 #2E4540?: The RGB value is 46, 69, 64: 46 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4540?: The complementary color is #452E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.