What color is #2C323A?

#2C323A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C323A?

The RGB value is 44, 50, 58: 44 red, 50 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C323A?

The complementary color is #3A342C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C323A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C323A color

#2C323A rgb(44, 50, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C323A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 19.6% green and 22.7% blue (44, 50, 58).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#2C323A color codes

HEX	`#2C323A`
RGB	`rgb(44, 50, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 19.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.53, -0.44, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.53, 5.93, 265.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.943, 3.122, 4.45)`
Decimal	`2896442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C323A, 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 #2C323A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C323A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #2C323A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c323a; }
.text { color: #2c323a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c323a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 50 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c323a, #2d2c3a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2C323A?: #2C323A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C323A?: The RGB value is 44, 50, 58: 44 red, 50 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C323A?: The complementary color is #3A342C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C323A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.