What color is #2C352D?

#2C352D 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 #2C352D?

The RGB value is 44, 53, 45: 44 red, 53 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C352D?

The complementary color is #352C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C352D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C352D color

#2C352D rgb(44, 53, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C352D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 20.8% green and 17.6% blue (44, 53, 45).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#2C352D color codes

HEX	`#2C352D`
RGB	`rgb(44, 53, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 20.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 17%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.1, -5.75, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.1, 6.89, 146.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.785, 3.271, 2.967)`
Decimal	`2897197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C352D, 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 #2C352D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C352D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #2C352D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c352d; }
.text { color: #2c352d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c352d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 53 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c352d, #2c3532); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C352D?: #2C352D 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 #2C352D?: The RGB value is 44, 53, 45: 44 red, 53 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C352D?: The complementary color is #352C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C352D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.