What color is #2C2A27?

#2C2A27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2A27?

The RGB value is 44, 42, 39: 44 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2A27?

The complementary color is #27292C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2A27 color

#2C2A27 rgb(44, 42, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C2A27 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 16.5% green and 15.3% blue (44, 42, 39).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 6% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#2C2A27 color codes

HEX	`#2C2A27`
RGB	`rgb(44, 42, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 16.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 6%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 11%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.17, 0.23, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.17, 2.29, 84.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.233, 2.338, 2.253)`
Decimal	`2894375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2A27, 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 #2C2A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #2C2A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2a27; }
.text { color: #2c2a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 42 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2a27, #2b2c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2C2A27?: #2C2A27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2A27?: The RGB value is 44, 42, 39: 44 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2A27?: The complementary color is #27292C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.