What color is #2B352C?

#2B352C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B352C?

The RGB value is 43, 53, 44: 43 red, 53 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B352C?

The complementary color is #352B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B352C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B352C color

#2B352C rgb(43, 53, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2B352C is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 20.8% green and 17.3% blue (43, 53, 44).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 10% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#2B352C color codes

HEX	`#2B352C`
RGB	`rgb(43, 53, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 20.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 10%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 19%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.99, -6.41, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.99, 7.72, 146.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.724, 3.242, 2.865)`
Decimal	`2831660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B352C, 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 #2B352C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B352C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #2B352C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b352c; }
.text { color: #2b352c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b352c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 53 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b352c, #2b3531); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B352C?: #2B352C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B352C?: The RGB value is 43, 53, 44: 43 red, 53 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B352C?: The complementary color is #352B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B352C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.