What color is #2E493F?

#2E493F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E493F?

The RGB value is 46, 73, 63: 46 red, 73 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E493F?

The complementary color is #492E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E493F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E493F color

#2E493F rgb(46, 73, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E493F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 28.6% green and 24.7% blue (46, 73, 63).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#2E493F color codes

HEX	`#2E493F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 73, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 28.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.65, -12.86, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.65, 13.15, 167.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.406, 5.705, 5.571)`
Decimal	`3033407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E493F, 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 #2E493F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E493F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #2E493F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e493f; }
.text { color: #2e493f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e493f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 73 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e493f, #2e4549); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E493F?: #2E493F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E493F?: The RGB value is 46, 73, 63: 46 red, 73 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E493F?: The complementary color is #492E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E493F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.