Information about #2E302C color

#2E302C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2E302C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 48, 44) — 18% red, 18.8% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 2 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2E302C is a softly muted neutral grey that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Shadow Match (#312F2C). Slightly further away sit Element (#2C2F2F) and Earth Green (#2E342B).

The recipe behind #2E302C is rgb(46, 48, 44), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2E302C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2E302C color variations

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#2E302C 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 #2E302C

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

Shadow Match color link
Shadow Match

#312F2C

Element color link
Element

#2C2F2F

Earth Green color link
Earth Green

#2E342B

Eternity color link
Eternity

#2D2F28

Army color link
Army

#30342D

Nocturnal color link
Nocturnal

#2F3131

Woodsmoke color link
Woodsmoke

#2B3230

Pitch Black color link
Pitch Black

#2C2B2C

Black Forest color link
Black Forest

#2C3227

Diesel color link
Diesel

#322C2B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E302C
  • RGB46, 48, 44
  • CMYK1, 0, 2, 81
  • CSSrgb(46, 48, 44)
  • HSL90°, 4%, 18%
  • HSL Precise90°, 4.348%, 18.039%
  • HSV90°, 8%, 19%
  • HSB90°, 8%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.188, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.188, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.188, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2E302C
  • DECIMAL ID3026988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01