What color is #2C3E52?

#2C3E52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3E52?

The RGB value is 44, 62, 82: 44 red, 62 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3E52?

The complementary color is #52402C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3E52 color

#2C3E52 rgb(44, 62, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2C3E52 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 24.3% green and 32.2% blue (44, 62, 82).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 30% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#2C3E52 color codes

HEX	`#2C3E52`
RGB	`rgb(44, 62, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 24.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 30%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 46%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 24%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.53, -1.08, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.53, 14.38, 265.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.284, 4.59, 8.641)`
Decimal	`2899538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3E52, 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 #2C3E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #2C3E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3e52; }
.text { color: #2c3e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 62 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3e52, #2d2c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2C3E52?: #2C3E52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3E52?: The RGB value is 44, 62, 82: 44 red, 62 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3E52?: The complementary color is #52402C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.