What color is #2C3A56?

#2C3A56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3A56?

The RGB value is 44, 58, 86: 44 red, 58 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3A56?

The complementary color is #56482C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3A56 color

#2C3A56 rgb(44, 58, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2C3A56 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 22.7% green and 33.7% blue (44, 58, 86).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#2C3A56 color codes

HEX	`#2C3A56`
RGB	`rgb(44, 58, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 22.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 49%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 33%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.43, 2.94, -18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.43, 18.91, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.231, 4.233, 9.396)`
Decimal	`2898518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3A56, 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 #2C3A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #2C3A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3a56; }
.text { color: #2c3a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 58 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3a56, #332c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2C3A56?: #2C3A56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3A56?: The RGB value is 44, 58, 86: 44 red, 58 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3A56?: The complementary color is #56482C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.