Information about #2E292E color

#2E292E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2E292E falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 41, 46) — 18% red, 16.1% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 82. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2E292E reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pitch Black (#2C2B2C). Slightly further away sit Metallic Black (#2C2C2B) and Jaguar (#29292F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(46, 41, 46)), which gives #2E292E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2E292E: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2E292E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2E292E color variations

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#2E292E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2E292E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pitch Black color link
Pitch Black

#2C2B2C

Jaguar color link
Jaguar

#29292F

Bastille color link
Bastille

#2C2C32

Diesel color link
Diesel

#322C2B

Livid Brown color link
Livid Brown

#312A29

Bunker color link
Bunker

#292C2F

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Element color link
Element

#2C2F2F

Foundry color link
Foundry

#2C2E32

#2E292E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E292E
  • RGB46, 41, 46
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(46, 41, 46)
  • HSL300°, 6%, 17%
  • HSL Precise300°, 5.747%, 17.059%
  • HSV300°, 11%, 18%
  • HSB300°, 11%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.161, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.161, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.161, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2E292E
  • DECIMAL ID3025198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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