What color is #2E5446?

#2E5446 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 #2E5446?

The RGB value is 46, 84, 70: 46 red, 84 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5446?

The complementary color is #542E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5446 color

#2E5446 rgb(46, 84, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5446 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 32.9% green and 27.5% blue (46, 84, 70).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#2E5446 color codes

HEX	`#2E5446`
RGB	`rgb(46, 84, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 32.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, -17.33, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 17.78, 167.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.402, 7.363, 6.93)`
Decimal	`3036230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5446, 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 #2E5446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #2E5446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5446; }
.text { color: #2e5446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 84 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5446, #2e4f54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5446?: #2E5446 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 #2E5446?: The RGB value is 46, 84, 70: 46 red, 84 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5446?: The complementary color is #542E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.