What color is #2C3A46?

#2C3A46 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3A46?

The RGB value is 44, 58, 70: 44 red, 58 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3A46?

The complementary color is #46382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3A46 color

#2C3A46 rgb(44, 58, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C3A46 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 22.7% green and 27.5% blue (44, 58, 70).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Petrol Slumber (#243640), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#2C3A46 color codes

HEX	`#2C3A46`
RGB	`rgb(44, 58, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 22.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 17%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, -2.25, -9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 9.51, 256.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.657, 4.004, 6.373)`
Decimal	`2898502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3A46, 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 #2C3A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #2C3A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3a46; }
.text { color: #2c3a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 58 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3a46, #2c2d46); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2C3A46?: #2C3A46 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3A46?: The RGB value is 44, 58, 70: 44 red, 58 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3A46?: The complementary color is #46382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.