What color is #2C3F63?

#2C3F63 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Turmeric. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C3F63?

The RGB value is 44, 63, 99: 44 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C3F63?

The complementary color is #63502C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C3F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C3F63 color

#2C3F63 rgb(44, 63, 99)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2C3F63 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 24.7% green and 38.8% blue (44, 63, 99).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 38% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Turmeric (#2C4364), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#2C3F63 color codes

HEX	`#2C3F63`
RGB	`rgb(44, 63, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 24.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 38%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 56%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 36%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, 4.1, -23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 23.92, 279.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.068, 4.991, 12.498)`
Decimal	`2899811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C3F63, 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 #2C3F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C3F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #2C3F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c3f63; }
.text { color: #2c3f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 63 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c3f63, #342c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2C3F63?: #2C3F63 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Turmeric. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C3F63?: The RGB value is 44, 63, 99: 44 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C3F63?: The complementary color is #63502C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C3F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.