What color is #2E4D47?

#2E4D47 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4D47?

The RGB value is 46, 77, 71: 46 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4D47?

The complementary color is #4D2E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4D47?

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.

#2E4D47 color

#2E4D47 rgb(46, 77, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2E4D47 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (46, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#2E4D47 color codes

HEX	`#2E4D47`
RGB	`rgb(46, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 40%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.26, -13.1, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.26, 13.1, 180.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.918, 6.343, 6.925)`
Decimal	`3034439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4D47, 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 #2E4D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4D47 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 #2E4D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4d47; }
.text { color: #2e4d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4d47, #2e434d); }

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Questions

What color is #2E4D47?: #2E4D47 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4D47?: The RGB value is 46, 77, 71: 46 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4D47?: The complementary color is #4D2E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4D47?: 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.