What color is #2E5248?

#2E5248 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5248?

The RGB value is 46, 82, 72: 46 red, 82 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5248?

The complementary color is #522E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5248 color

#2E5248 rgb(46, 82, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5248 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 32.2% green and 28.2% blue (46, 82, 72).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#2E5248 color codes

HEX	`#2E5248`
RGB	`rgb(46, 82, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 32.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 44%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.99, -15.69, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.99, 15.8, 173.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.313, 7.083, 7.217)`
Decimal	`3035720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5248, 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 #2E5248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #2E5248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5248; }
.text { color: #2e5248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 82 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5248, #2e4a52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E5248?: #2E5248 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5248?: The RGB value is 46, 82, 72: 46 red, 82 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5248?: The complementary color is #522E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.