What color is #2E4649?

#2E4649 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 #2E4649?

The RGB value is 46, 70, 73: 46 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4649?

The complementary color is #49312E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4649 color

#2E4649 rgb(46, 70, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4649 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 27.5% green and 28.6% blue (46, 70, 73).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#2E4649 color codes

HEX	`#2E4649`
RGB	`rgb(46, 70, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 27.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.96, -8.34, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.96, 9.6, 209.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.519, 5.442, 7.114)`
Decimal	`3032649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4649, 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 #2E4649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #2E4649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4649; }
.text { color: #2e4649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 70 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4649, #2e3949); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E4649?: #2E4649 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 #2E4649?: The RGB value is 46, 70, 73: 46 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4649?: The complementary color is #49312E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.