What color is #2C392F?

#2C392F 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 #2C392F?

The RGB value is 44, 57, 47: 44 red, 57 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C392F?

The complementary color is #392C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C392F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C392F color

#2C392F rgb(44, 57, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C392F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 22.4% green and 18.4% blue (44, 57, 47).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#2C392F color codes

HEX	`#2C392F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 57, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 22.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, -7.84, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 9.03, 150.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.015, 3.667, 3.238)`
Decimal	`2898223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C392F, 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 #2C392F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C392F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #2C392F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c392f; }
.text { color: #2c392f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c392f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 57 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c392f, #2c3935); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2C392F?: #2C392F 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 #2C392F?: The RGB value is 44, 57, 47: 44 red, 57 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C392F?: The complementary color is #392C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C392F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.