What color is #2D3036?

#2D3036 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3036?

The RGB value is 45, 48, 54: 45 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3036?

The complementary color is #36332D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3036 color

#2D3036 rgb(45, 48, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D3036 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 18.8% green and 21.2% blue (45, 48, 54).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#2D3036 color codes

HEX	`#2D3036`
RGB	`rgb(45, 48, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 18.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 17%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.79, 0.23, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.79, 4.27, 273.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.805, 2.938, 3.909)`
Decimal	`2961462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3036, 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 #2D3036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2D3036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3036; }
.text { color: #2d3036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 48 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3036, #2f2d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2D3036?: #2D3036 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3036?: The RGB value is 45, 48, 54: 45 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3036?: The complementary color is #36332D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.