What color is #2E4741?

#2E4741 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 #2E4741?

The RGB value is 46, 71, 65: 46 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4741?

The complementary color is #472E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4741 color

#2E4741 rgb(46, 71, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4741 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 27.8% green and 25.5% blue (46, 71, 65).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#2E4741 color codes

HEX	`#2E4741`
RGB	`rgb(46, 71, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 27.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, -11.16, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 11.17, 177.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.334, 5.469, 5.827)`
Decimal	`3032897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4741, 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 #2E4741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #2E4741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4741; }
.text { color: #2e4741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 71 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4741, #2e4147); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E4741?: #2E4741 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 #2E4741?: The RGB value is 46, 71, 65: 46 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4741?: The complementary color is #472E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.