What color is #2D303A?

#2D303A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D303A?

The RGB value is 45, 48, 58: 45 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D303A?

The complementary color is #3A372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D303A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D303A color

#2D303A rgb(45, 48, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D303A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 18.8% green and 22.7% blue (45, 48, 58).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#2D303A color codes

HEX	`#2D303A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 48, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 18.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 22%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.95, 1.32, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.95, 6.9, 281.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.903, 2.977, 4.424)`
Decimal	`2961466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D303A, 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 #2D303A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D303A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #2D303A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d303a; }
.text { color: #2d303a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d303a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 48 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d303a, #312d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #2D303A?: #2D303A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D303A?: The RGB value is 45, 48, 58: 45 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D303A?: The complementary color is #3A372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D303A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.