What color is #2C342D?

#2C342D 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 #2C342D?

The RGB value is 44, 52, 45: 44 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C342D?

The complementary color is #342C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C342D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C342D color

#2C342D rgb(44, 52, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C342D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 20.4% green and 17.6% blue (44, 52, 45).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 8% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#2C342D color codes

HEX	`#2C342D`
RGB	`rgb(44, 52, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 20.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 8%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 15%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.75, -5.11, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.75, 6.07, 147.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.74, 3.181, 2.952)`
Decimal	`2896941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C342D, 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 #2C342D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C342D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #2C342D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c342d; }
.text { color: #2c342d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c342d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 52 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c342d, #2c3431); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2C342D?: #2C342D 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 #2C342D?: The RGB value is 44, 52, 45: 44 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C342D?: The complementary color is #342C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C342D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.