#2E3732

Closest named color: Onyx (#343A40). oklch(32.7% 0.015 161.2), rgb(46, 55, 50).

White text reads best on this color (12.29:1).

About this color

#2E3732 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 33%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Onyx (#343A40), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 12.29:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (33%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Onyx (#343A40)
Black text	1.70:1
White text	12.29:1

Values

HEX	#2E3732
RGB	rgb(46, 55, 50)
HSL	hsl(147, 9%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(32.7% 0.015 161.2)

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 #2E3732	12.29:1	AAA	Lc -101.5	Preferred for body text
Black text on #2E3732	1.70:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#2E3732 text on white	12.29:1	AAA	Lc 98.0	Preferred for body text
#2E3732 text on black	1.70:1	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 900.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F5

oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
Step 100
100

#E8EAE9

oklch(93.5% 0.003 165.1)
Step 200
200

#D6DAD8

oklch(88.5% 0.005 165)
Step 300
300

#BBC3BE

oklch(80.9% 0.011 158.8)
Step 400
400

#97A49D

oklch(70.6% 0.018 162.5)
Step 500
500

#7E8E85

oklch(63.1% 0.023 161.1)
Step 600
600

#67786F

oklch(55.6% 0.024 162.5)
Step 700
700

#56655C

oklch(49.1% 0.023 159.1)
Step 800
800

#46524C

oklch(42.6% 0.018 164)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#2E3732

oklch(32.7% 0.015 161.2)
Step 950
950

#232825

oklch(27.1% 0.009 159.4)

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#2E3732 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)	#373632	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#353432	0.015
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#2C3735	0.006
Achromatopsia (no color)	#353535	0.015

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 #2E3732, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #2E3732 in your product

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