What color is #2E4E42?

#2E4E42 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E4E42?

The RGB value is 46, 78, 66: 46 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E4E42?

The complementary color is #4E2E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E4E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E4E42 color

#2E4E42 rgb(46, 78, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E4E42 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (46, 78, 66).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 26% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#2E4E42 color codes

HEX	`#2E4E42`
RGB	`rgb(46, 78, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 30.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 26%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, -14.98, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 15.37, 167.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.834, 6.423, 6.138)`
Decimal	`3034690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E4E42, 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 #2E4E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E4E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #2E4E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e4e42; }
.text { color: #2e4e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e4e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 78 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e4e42, #2e4a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E4E42?: #2E4E42 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E4E42?: The RGB value is 46, 78, 66: 46 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E4E42?: The complementary color is #4E2E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E4E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.