What color is #2C263A?

#2C263A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C263A?

The RGB value is 44, 38, 58: 44 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C263A?

The complementary color is #343A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C263A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C263A color

#2C263A rgb(44, 38, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2C263A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 14.9% green and 22.7% blue (44, 38, 58).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#2C263A color codes

HEX	`#2C263A`
RGB	`rgb(44, 38, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 14.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.64, 7.93, -11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.64, 14.25, 303.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.495, 2.227, 4.301)`
Decimal	`2893370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C263A, 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 #2C263A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C263A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2C263A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c263a; }
.text { color: #2c263a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c263a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 38 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c263a, #36263a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2C263A?: #2C263A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C263A?: The RGB value is 44, 38, 58: 44 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C263A?: The complementary color is #343A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C263A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.