What color is #2E4C51?

#2E4C51 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4C51?

The RGB value is 46, 76, 81: 46 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4C51?

The complementary color is #51332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4C51 color

#2E4C51 rgb(46, 76, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E4C51 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (46, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#2E4C51 color codes

HEX	`#2E4C51`
RGB	`rgb(46, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 43%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.26, -9.65, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.26, 11.63, 213.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.196, 6.343, 8.734)`
Decimal	`3034193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4C51, 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 #2E4C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #2E4C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4c51; }
.text { color: #2e4c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4c51, #2e3b51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E4C51?: #2E4C51 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4C51?: The RGB value is 46, 76, 81: 46 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4C51?: The complementary color is #51332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.