What color is #2C4C49?

#2C4C49 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C4C49?

The RGB value is 44, 76, 73: 44 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C4C49?

The complementary color is #4C2C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C4C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C4C49 color

#2C4C49 rgb(44, 76, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2C4C49 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 29.8% green and 28.6% blue (44, 76, 73).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#2C4C49 color codes

HEX	`#2C4C49`
RGB	`rgb(44, 76, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 29.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 42%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, -12.6, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 12.74, 188.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.825, 6.185, 7.242)`
Decimal	`2903113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C4C49, 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 #2C4C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C4C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #2C4C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c4c49; }
.text { color: #2c4c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c4c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 76 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c4c49, #2c3f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C4C49?: #2C4C49 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C4C49?: The RGB value is 44, 76, 73: 44 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C4C49?: The complementary color is #4C2C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C4C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.