What color is #2C3322?

#2C3322 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3322?

The RGB value is 44, 51, 34: 44 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3322?

The complementary color is #292233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3322 color

#2C3322 rgb(44, 51, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C3322 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (44, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#2C3322 color codes

HEX	`#2C3322`
RGB	`rgb(44, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.12, -6.76, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.12, 11.93, 124.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.511, 3.019, 1.963)`
Decimal	`2896674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3322, 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 #2C3322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #2C3322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3322; }
.text { color: #2c3322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3322, #233322); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C3322?: #2C3322 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3322?: The RGB value is 44, 51, 34: 44 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3322?: The complementary color is #292233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.