#2E3A4B Charcoal Blue

#2E3A4B is Charcoal Blue.

#2E3A4B

Charcoal Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #2E3A4B?

HEX: #2E3A4B
RGB: rgb(46, 58, 75)
HSL: hsl(215, 24%, 24%)
OKLCH: oklch(34.5% 0.034 257)
CMYK: 39, 23, 0, 71

#2E3A4B has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg →	#2E3A4B
#2E3A4B	Same color
White	11.5AAA
Near-black	1.5Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

White on #2E3A4B · 11.5:1

Tints and shades of #2E3A4B

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

Colors that go with #2E3A4B

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical

Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Twilight Purple, #413E64 and Gunmetal, #233739 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --charcoal-blue-1: #2E3A4B; /* Charcoal Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #2E3A4B

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