What color is #2C3824?

#2C3824 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3824?

The RGB value is 44, 56, 36: 44 red, 56 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3824?

The complementary color is #302438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3824 color

#2C3824 rgb(44, 56, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C3824 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 22% green and 14.1% blue (44, 56, 36).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#2C3824 color codes

HEX	`#2C3824`
RGB	`rgb(44, 56, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 22%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 36%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.91, -9.52, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.91, 14.49, 131.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.771, 3.491, 2.197)`
Decimal	`2897956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3824, 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 #2C3824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #2C3824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3824; }
.text { color: #2c3824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 56 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3824, #243826); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2C3824?: #2C3824 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3824?: The RGB value is 44, 56, 36: 44 red, 56 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3824?: The complementary color is #302438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.