What color is #2E4A3A?

#2E4A3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4A3A?

The RGB value is 46, 74, 58: 46 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4A3A?

The complementary color is #4A2E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4A3A color

#2E4A3A rgb(46, 74, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4A3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 29% green and 22.7% blue (46, 74, 58).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#2E4A3A color codes

HEX	`#2E4A3A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 74, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 29%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, -14.66, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 15.94, 156.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.339, 5.784, 4.89)`
Decimal	`3033658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4A3A, 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 #2E4A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #2E4A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4a3a; }
.text { color: #2e4a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 74 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4a3a, #2e4a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E4A3A?: #2E4A3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4A3A?: The RGB value is 46, 74, 58: 46 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4A3A?: The complementary color is #4A2E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.