What color is #2C3F32?

#2C3F32 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3F32?

The RGB value is 44, 63, 50: 44 red, 63 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3F32?

The complementary color is #3F2C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3F32 color

#2C3F32 rgb(44, 63, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C3F32 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 24.7% green and 19.6% blue (44, 63, 50).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 18% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#2C3F32 color codes

HEX	`#2C3F32`
RGB	`rgb(44, 63, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 24.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 18%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 30%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, -10.84, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 12.18, 152.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.392, 4.321, 3.672)`
Decimal	`2899762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3F32, 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 #2C3F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #2C3F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3f32; }
.text { color: #2c3f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 63 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3f32, #2c3f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2C3F32?: #2C3F32 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3F32?: The RGB value is 44, 63, 50: 44 red, 63 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3F32?: The complementary color is #3F2C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.