What color is #2D324A?

#2D324A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D324A?

The RGB value is 45, 50, 74: 45 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D324A?

The complementary color is #4A452D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D324A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D324A color

#2D324A rgb(45, 50, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D324A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 19.6% green and 29% blue (45, 50, 74).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#2D324A color codes

HEX	`#2D324A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 50, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 19.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.33, 4.77, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.33, 16.24, 287.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.458, 3.333, 6.938)`
Decimal	`2961994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D324A, 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 #2D324A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D324A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2D324A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d324a; }
.text { color: #2d324a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d324a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 50 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d324a, #372d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2D324A?: #2D324A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D324A?: The RGB value is 45, 50, 74: 45 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D324A?: The complementary color is #4A452D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D324A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.