What color is #2C252B?

#2C252B is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C252B?

The RGB value is 44, 37, 43: 44 red, 37 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C252B?

The complementary color is #252C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C252B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C252B color

#2C252B rgb(44, 37, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C252B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 14.5% green and 16.9% blue (44, 37, 43).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 9% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#2C252B color codes

HEX	`#2C252B`
RGB	`rgb(44, 37, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 14.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 9%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 16%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.66, 4.64, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.66, 5.39, 329.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.136, 2.033, 2.565)`
Decimal	`2893099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C252B, 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 #2C252B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C252B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2C252B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c252b; }
.text { color: #2c252b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c252b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 37 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c252b, #2c2528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C252B?: #2C252B is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C252B?: The RGB value is 44, 37, 43: 44 red, 37 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C252B?: The complementary color is #252C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C252B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.