What color is #2C2528?

#2C2528 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2528?

The RGB value is 44, 37, 40: 44 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2528?

The complementary color is #252C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2528 color

#2C2528 rgb(44, 37, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C2528 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 14.5% green and 15.7% blue (44, 37, 40).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 9% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#2C2528 color codes

HEX	`#2C2528`
RGB	`rgb(44, 37, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 14.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 9%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 16%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.55, 3.94, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.55, 4.01, 348.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.083, 2.012, 2.286)`
Decimal	`2893096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2528, 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 #2C2528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2C2528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2528; }
.text { color: #2c2528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 37 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2528, #2c2625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C2528?: #2C2528 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2528?: The RGB value is 44, 37, 40: 44 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2528?: The complementary color is #252C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.