What color is #2C253C?

#2C253C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C253C?

The RGB value is 44, 37, 60: 44 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C253C?

The complementary color is #353C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C253C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C253C color

#2C253C rgb(44, 37, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2C253C is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 14.5% green and 23.5% blue (44, 37, 60).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#2C253C color codes

HEX	`#2C253C`
RGB	`rgb(44, 37, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 14.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 38%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 38%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.43, 9.23, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.43, 16.4, 304.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.516, 2.185, 4.563)`
Decimal	`2893116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C253C, 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 #2C253C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C253C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2C253C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c253c; }
.text { color: #2c253c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c253c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 37 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c253c, #37253c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2C253C?: #2C253C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C253C?: The RGB value is 44, 37, 60: 44 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C253C?: The complementary color is #353C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C253C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.