What color is #2E4A39?

#2E4A39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4A39?

The RGB value is 46, 74, 57: 46 red, 74 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4A39?

The complementary color is #4A2E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4A39 color

#2E4A39 rgb(46, 74, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4A39 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 29% green and 22.4% blue (46, 74, 57).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#2E4A39 color codes

HEX	`#2E4A39`
RGB	`rgb(46, 74, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 29%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, -14.9, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 16.4, 155.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.314, 5.774, 4.757)`
Decimal	`3033657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4A39, 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 #2E4A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #2E4A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4a39; }
.text { color: #2e4a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 74 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4a39, #2e4a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2E4A39?: #2E4A39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4A39?: The RGB value is 46, 74, 57: 46 red, 74 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4A39?: The complementary color is #4A2E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.