What color is #2E4849?

#2E4849 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4849?

The RGB value is 46, 72, 73: 46 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4849?

The complementary color is #492F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4849 color

#2E4849 rgb(46, 72, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4849 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (46, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#2E4849 color codes

HEX	`#2E4849`
RGB	`rgb(46, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, -9.56, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 10.28, 201.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.646, 5.696, 7.157)`
Decimal	`3033161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4849, 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 #2E4849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #2E4849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4849; }
.text { color: #2e4849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4849, #2e3b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E4849?: #2E4849 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4849?: The RGB value is 46, 72, 73: 46 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4849?: The complementary color is #492F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.