What color is #2C334C?

#2C334C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C334C?

The RGB value is 44, 51, 76: 44 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C334C?

The complementary color is #4C452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C334C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C334C color

#2C334C rgb(44, 51, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2C334C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 20% green and 29.8% blue (44, 51, 76).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#2C334C color codes

HEX	`#2C334C`
RGB	`rgb(44, 51, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 20%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 42%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 33%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.67, 4.39, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.67, 16.92, 285.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.527, 3.425, 7.311)`
Decimal	`2896716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C334C, 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 #2C334C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C334C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #2C334C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c334c; }
.text { color: #2c334c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c334c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 51 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c334c, #352c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2C334C?: #2C334C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C334C?: The RGB value is 44, 51, 76: 44 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C334C?: The complementary color is #4C452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C334C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.