What color is #2C3238?

#2C3238 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3238?

The RGB value is 44, 50, 56: 44 red, 50 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3238?

The complementary color is #38322C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3238 color

#2C3238 rgb(44, 50, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C3238 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 19.6% green and 22% blue (44, 50, 56).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#2C3238 color codes

HEX	`#2C3238`
RGB	`rgb(44, 50, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 19.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.45, -0.99, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.45, 4.77, 257.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.893, 3.102, 4.187)`
Decimal	`2896440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3238, 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 #2C3238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #2C3238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3238; }
.text { color: #2c3238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 50 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3238, #2c2c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C3238?: #2C3238 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3238?: The RGB value is 44, 50, 56: 44 red, 50 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3238?: The complementary color is #38322C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.