Information about #2E3434 color

#2E3434 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2E3434 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 52, 52) — 18% red, 20.4% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 80. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2E3434 is a softly muted balanced grey tone 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 Grey Friars (#313436). Slightly further away sit Double Tuna (#2F3237) and Traccia (#2A3335).

In RGB terms — rgb(46, 52, 52) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 12.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:80) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2E3434 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2E3434 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2E3434 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 #2E3434

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

Grey Friars color link
Grey Friars

#313436

Double Tuna color link
Double Tuna

#2F3237

Traccia color link
Traccia

#2A3335

Nocturnal color link
Nocturnal

#2F3131

Gumboot color link
Gumboot

#313337

Tao Grey color link
Tao Grey

#323436

Cod Grey color link
Cod Grey

#2D3032

Iron Storage color link
Iron Storage

#2B3736

Woodsmoke color link
Woodsmoke

#2B3230

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E3434
  • RGB46, 52, 52
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 80
  • CSSrgb(46, 52, 52)
  • HSL180°, 6%, 19%
  • HSL Precise180°, 6.122%, 19.216%
  • HSV180°, 12%, 20%
  • HSB180°, 12%, 20%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.204, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.204, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.204, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2E3434
  • DECIMAL ID3028020
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01