What color is #2C443D?

#2C443D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C443D?

The RGB value is 44, 68, 61: 44 red, 68 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C443D?

The complementary color is #442C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C443D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C443D color

#2C443D rgb(44, 68, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C443D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 26.7% green and 23.9% blue (44, 68, 61).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#2C443D color codes

HEX	`#2C443D`
RGB	`rgb(44, 68, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 26.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 35%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, -11.12, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 11.2, 173.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.948, 5.006, 5.172)`
Decimal	`2901053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C443D, 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 #2C443D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C443D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #2C443D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c443d; }
.text { color: #2c443d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c443d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 68 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c443d, #2c3f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C443D?: #2C443D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C443D?: The RGB value is 44, 68, 61: 44 red, 68 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C443D?: The complementary color is #442C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C443D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.