What color is #2C2931?

#2C2931 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2931?

The RGB value is 44, 41, 49: 44 red, 41 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2931?

The complementary color is #2E3129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2931 color

#2C2931 rgb(44, 41, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C2931 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 16.1% green and 19.2% blue (44, 41, 49).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#2C2931 color codes

HEX	`#2C2931`
RGB	`rgb(44, 41, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 16.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 16%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.19, 3.32, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.19, 5.75, 305.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.386, 2.343, 3.232)`
Decimal	`2894129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2931, 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 #2C2931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2C2931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2931; }
.text { color: #2c2931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 41 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2931, #302931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2C2931?: #2C2931 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2931?: The RGB value is 44, 41, 49: 44 red, 41 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2931?: The complementary color is #2E3129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.