What color is #2C3839?

#2C3839 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3839?

The RGB value is 44, 56, 57: 44 red, 56 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3839?

The complementary color is #392D2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3839 color

#2C3839 rgb(44, 56, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C3839 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 22% green and 22.4% blue (44, 56, 57).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#2C3839 color codes

HEX	`#2C3839`
RGB	`rgb(44, 56, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 22%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.51, -4.69, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.51, 5.22, 205.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.191, 3.659, 4.408)`
Decimal	`2897977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3839, 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 #2C3839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #2C3839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3839; }
.text { color: #2c3839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 56 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3839, #2c3139); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C3839?: #2C3839 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3839?: The RGB value is 44, 56, 57: 44 red, 56 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3839?: The complementary color is #392D2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.