What color is #2E5447?

#2E5447 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 #2E5447?

The RGB value is 46, 84, 71: 46 red, 84 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5447?

The complementary color is #542E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5447?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5447 color

#2E5447 rgb(46, 84, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5447 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 32.9% green and 27.8% blue (46, 84, 71).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#2E5447 color codes

HEX	`#2E5447`
RGB	`rgb(46, 84, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 32.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 45%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 15%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.65, -17.07, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.65, 17.41, 168.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.434, 7.376, 7.097)`
Decimal	`3036231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5447, 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 #2E5447	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5447 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #2E5447 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5447; }
.text { color: #2e5447; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5447; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 84 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5447, #2e4e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5447?: #2E5447 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 #2E5447?: The RGB value is 46, 84, 71: 46 red, 84 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5447?: The complementary color is #542E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5447?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.