What color is #2C3227?

#2C3227 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3227?

The RGB value is 44, 50, 39: 44 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3227?

The complementary color is #2D2732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3227 color

#2C3227 rgb(44, 50, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C3227 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (44, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#2C3227 color codes

HEX	`#2C3227`
RGB	`rgb(44, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, -5.13, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 8.01, 129.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.545, 2.963, 2.357)`
Decimal	`2896423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3227, 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 #2C3227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2C3227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3227; }
.text { color: #2c3227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3227, #273228); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2C3227?: #2C3227 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3227?: The RGB value is 44, 50, 39: 44 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3227?: The complementary color is #2D2732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.