What color is #2C2D36?

#2C2D36 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2D36?

The RGB value is 44, 45, 54: 44 red, 45 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2D36?

The complementary color is #36352C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2D36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2D36 color

#2C2D36 rgb(44, 45, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C2D36 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 17.6% green and 21.2% blue (44, 45, 54).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 10% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#2C2D36 color codes

HEX	`#2C2D36`
RGB	`rgb(44, 45, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 17.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 10%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 19%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.71, 1.87, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.71, 6.19, 287.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.643, 2.679, 3.867)`
Decimal	`2895158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2D36, 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 #2C2D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2C2D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2d36; }
.text { color: #2c2d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 45 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2d36, #302c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2C2D36?: #2C2D36 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2D36?: The RGB value is 44, 45, 54: 44 red, 45 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2D36?: The complementary color is #36352C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2D36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.