What color is #2C372F?

#2C372F 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 #2C372F?

The RGB value is 44, 55, 47: 44 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C372F?

The complementary color is #372C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C372F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C372F color

#2C372F rgb(44, 55, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C372F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 21.6% green and 18.4% blue (44, 55, 47).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 11% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#2C372F color codes

HEX	`#2C372F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 55, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 21.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 11%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 20%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.85, -6.57, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.85, 7.45, 151.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.918, 3.473, 3.205)`
Decimal	`2897711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C372F, 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 #2C372F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C372F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #2C372F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c372f; }
.text { color: #2c372f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c372f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 55 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c372f, #2c3735); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2C372F?: #2C372F 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 #2C372F?: The RGB value is 44, 55, 47: 44 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C372F?: The complementary color is #372C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C372F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.