What color is #2C5595?

#2C5595 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C5595?

The RGB value is 44, 85, 149: 44 red, 85 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5595?

The complementary color is #956C2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5595?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C5595 color

#2C5595 rgb(44, 85, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2C5595 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 33.3% green and 58.4% blue (44, 85, 149).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 54% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#2C5595 color codes

HEX	`#2C5595`
RGB	`rgb(44, 85, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 33.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 54%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 70%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 43%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, 8.01, -39.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 40.21, 281.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.71, 9.201, 29.692)`
Decimal	`2905493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5595, 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 #2C5595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #2C5595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5595; }
.text { color: #2c5595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 85 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5595, #372c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #2C5595?: #2C5595 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C5595?: The RGB value is 44, 85, 149: 44 red, 85 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5595?: The complementary color is #956C2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5595?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.