What color is #2C2C57?

#2C2C57 is a dark, desaturated blue known as Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Sea Base?

The RGB value is 44, 44, 87: 44 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Sea Base?

The complementary color is #57572C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Sea Base color: hex code #2C2C57

#2C2C57 rgb(44, 44, 87)

Shades of blue

Deep Sea Base has the hex code #2C2C57. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 17.3% green and 34.1% blue (44, 44, 87).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57) color codes

HEX	`#2C2C57`
RGB	`rgb(44, 44, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 17.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 49%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 49%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.14, 13.04, -26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.14, 29.17, 296.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.659, 3.025, 9.406)`
Decimal	`2894935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Sea Base, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2C2C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2C2C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2c57; }
.text { color: #2c2c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 44 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2c57, #422c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #2C2C57 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2C2C57?: #2C2C57 is a dark, desaturated blue known as Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Sea Base?: The RGB value is 44, 44, 87: 44 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Sea Base?: The complementary color is #57572C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.