What color is #2C342A?

#2C342A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C342A?

The RGB value is 44, 52, 42: 44 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C342A?

The complementary color is #322A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C342A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C342A color

#2C342A rgb(44, 52, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C342A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 20.4% green and 16.5% blue (44, 52, 42).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 11% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#2C342A color codes

HEX	`#2C342A`
RGB	`rgb(44, 52, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 20.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 11%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 19%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.67, -5.78, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.67, 7.78, 138.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.685, 3.159, 2.658)`
Decimal	`2896938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C342A, 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 #2C342A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C342A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #2C342A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c342a; }
.text { color: #2c342a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c342a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 52 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c342a, #2a342d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2C342A?: #2C342A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C342A?: The RGB value is 44, 52, 42: 44 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C342A?: The complementary color is #322A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C342A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.