#2E333A

Closest named color: Gunmetal (#293241). oklch(31.9% 0.014 256.8), rgb(46, 51, 58).

White text reads best on this color (12.72:1).

About this color

#2E333A is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 32%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Gunmetal (#293241), ΔE 0.016 away. White text reads best on it, at 12.72:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (32%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Gunmetal (#293241)
Black text	1.65:1
White text	12.72:1

Values

HEX	#2E333A
RGB	rgb(46, 51, 58)
HSL	hsl(215, 12%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(31.9% 0.014 256.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2E333A	12.72:1	AAA	Lc -102.1	Preferred for body text
Black text on #2E333A	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#2E333A text on white	12.72:1	AAA	Lc 98.8	Preferred for body text
#2E333A text on black	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F4F5F7

oklch(97% 0.003 264.5)
Step 100
100

#E8EAED

oklch(93.6% 0.005 258.3)
Step 200
200

#D5D9DF

oklch(88.4% 0.009 258.3)
Step 300
300

#BAC1CC

oklch(80.9% 0.017 259.4)
Step 400
400

#96A2B2

oklch(70.8% 0.027 255.6)
Step 500
500

#7C8B9F

oklch(63.2% 0.035 255.6)
Step 600
600

#65748A

oklch(55.5% 0.039 257.9)
Step 700
700

#546275

oklch(49.2% 0.035 256.1)
Step 800
800

#45505F

oklch(42.7% 0.029 256.2)
Step 900
900

#3A424E

oklch(37.7% 0.023 258.4)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#2E333A

oklch(31.9% 0.014 256.8)

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#2E333A with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#31333A	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#2F323A	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#2B3435	0.012
Achromatopsia (no color)	#333333	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #2E333A, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #2E333A in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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