What color is #2C232A?

#2C232A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C232A?

The RGB value is 44, 35, 42: 44 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C232A?

The complementary color is #232C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C232A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C232A color

#2C232A rgb(44, 35, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C232A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 13.7% green and 16.5% blue (44, 35, 42).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 11% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#2C232A color codes

HEX	`#2C232A`
RGB	`rgb(44, 35, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 13.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 11%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 20%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.98, 5.82, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.98, 6.57, 332.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.058, 1.905, 2.449)`
Decimal	`2892586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C232A, 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 #2C232A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C232A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #2C232A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c232a; }
.text { color: #2c232a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c232a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 35 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c232a, #2c2325); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C232A?: #2C232A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C232A?: The RGB value is 44, 35, 42: 44 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C232A?: The complementary color is #232C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C232A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.