What color is #2C3422?

#2C3422 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 #2C3422?

The RGB value is 44, 52, 34: 44 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3422?

The complementary color is #2A2234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3422 color

#2C3422 rgb(44, 52, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C3422 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 20.4% green and 13.3% blue (44, 52, 34).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#2C3422 color codes

HEX	`#2C3422`
RGB	`rgb(44, 52, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 20.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.47, -7.4, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.47, 12.68, 125.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.555, 3.107, 1.978)`
Decimal	`2896930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3422, 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 #2C3422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #2C3422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3422; }
.text { color: #2c3422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 52 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3422, #233422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2C3422?: #2C3422 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 #2C3422?: The RGB value is 44, 52, 34: 44 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3422?: The complementary color is #2A2234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.