What color is #2C302E?

#2C302E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C302E?

The RGB value is 44, 48, 46: 44 red, 48 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C302E?

The complementary color is #302C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C302E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C302E color

#2C302E rgb(44, 48, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C302E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 18.8% green and 18% blue (44, 48, 46).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#2C302E color codes

HEX	`#2C302E`
RGB	`rgb(44, 48, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 18.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 8%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.42, -2.23, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.42, 2.33, 163.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.589, 2.847, 2.997)`
Decimal	`2895918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C302E, 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 #2C302E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C302E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #2C302E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c302e; }
.text { color: #2c302e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c302e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 48 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c302e, #2c3030); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C302E?: #2C302E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C302E?: The RGB value is 44, 48, 46: 44 red, 48 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C302E?: The complementary color is #302C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C302E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.