What color is #2C4234?

#2C4234 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C4234?

The RGB value is 44, 66, 52: 44 red, 66 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C4234?

The complementary color is #422C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C4234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C4234 color

#2C4234 rgb(44, 66, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C4234 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 25.9% green and 20.4% blue (44, 66, 52).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#2C4234 color codes

HEX	`#2C4234`
RGB	`rgb(44, 66, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 25.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.8, -12.16, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.8, 13.48, 154.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.607, 4.68, 3.961)`
Decimal	`2900532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C4234, 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 #2C4234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C4234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #2C4234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c4234; }
.text { color: #2c4234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c4234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 66 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c4234, #2c423f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2C4234?: #2C4234 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C4234?: The RGB value is 44, 66, 52: 44 red, 66 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C4234?: The complementary color is #422C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C4234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.