What color is #2E5648?

#2E5648 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 #2E5648?

The RGB value is 46, 86, 72: 46 red, 86 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5648?

The complementary color is #562E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5648 color

#2E5648 rgb(46, 86, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #2E5648 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 33.7% green and 28.2% blue (46, 86, 72).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#2E5648 color codes

HEX	`#2E5648`
RGB	`rgb(46, 86, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 33.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.36, -17.92, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.36, 18.31, 168.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.624, 7.704, 7.32)`
Decimal	`3036744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5648, 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 #2E5648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #2E5648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5648; }
.text { color: #2e5648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 86 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5648, #2e5056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2E5648?: #2E5648 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 #2E5648?: The RGB value is 46, 86, 72: 46 red, 86 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5648?: The complementary color is #562E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.