#2E2A22 · near Espresso

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#2E2A22 (RGB 46, 42, 34) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Espresso and near Raisin and Jet. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #2E2A22 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness and 0.02 chroma at hue 85°.

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HEX#2E2A22
RGBrgb(46, 42, 34)
HSLhsl(40, 15%, 16%)
CMYK0, 9, 26, 82
CSS var--espresso
Contrast14.28:1 white · 1.47:1 black

Similar named colors

Espresso #3C2218Raisin #242124Jet #343434Gunmetal #2A3439Onyx #353839

How to use #2E2A22

White text passes WCAG AA on #2E2A22 (14.28:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2E2A22 with its analogous neighbors #2F2523 and #2D2F23; for contrast use its complement #23272F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--espresso: #2E2A22;

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#2E2A22 hex color card: near Espresso, RGB 46, 42, 34
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Shades & tints

#090807#12110E#1C1914#25221B#2E2A22#58554E#827F7A#ABAAA7#D5D4D3

Color harmonies for #2E2A22

Complementary

#2E2A22#23272F

Analogous

#2E2A22#2F2523#2D2F23

Triadic

#2E2A22#232F2B#2B232F

Split complementary

#2E2A22#232D2F#25232F

Tetradic

#2E2A22#232F25#23272F#2F232D

Palettes with #2E2A22