What color is #2C4946?

#2C4946 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C4946?

The RGB value is 44, 73, 70: 44 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C4946?

The complementary color is #492C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C4946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C4946 color

#2C4946 rgb(44, 73, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C4946 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 28.6% green and 27.5% blue (44, 73, 70).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#2C4946 color codes

HEX	`#2C4946`
RGB	`rgb(44, 73, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 28.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, -11.67, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 11.78, 188.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.526, 5.742, 6.663)`
Decimal	`2902342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C4946, 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 #2C4946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C4946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #2C4946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c4946; }
.text { color: #2c4946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c4946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 73 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c4946, #2c3d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C4946?: #2C4946 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C4946?: The RGB value is 44, 73, 70: 44 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C4946?: The complementary color is #492C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C4946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.