What color is #2E4644?

#2E4644 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4644?

The RGB value is 46, 70, 68: 46 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4644?

The complementary color is #462E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4644 color

#2E4644 rgb(46, 70, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4644 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (46, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#2E4644 color codes

HEX	`#2E4644`
RGB	`rgb(46, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, -9.75, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 9.91, 190.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.36, 5.378, 6.276)`
Decimal	`3032644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4644, 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 #2E4644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #2E4644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4644; }
.text { color: #2e4644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4644, #2e3c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E4644?: #2E4644 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4644?: The RGB value is 46, 70, 68: 46 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4644?: The complementary color is #462E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.