What color is #2D3336?

#2D3336 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3336?

The RGB value is 45, 51, 54: 45 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3336?

The complementary color is #36302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3336 color

#2D3336 rgb(45, 51, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3336 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20% green and 21.2% blue (45, 51, 54).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#2D3336 color codes

HEX	`#2D3336`
RGB	`rgb(45, 51, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 17%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, -1.8, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 3.3, 237.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.932, 3.192, 3.951)`
Decimal	`2962230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3336, 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 #2D3336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #2D3336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3336; }
.text { color: #2d3336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 51 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3336, #2d2f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D3336?: #2D3336 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3336?: The RGB value is 45, 51, 54: 45 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3336?: The complementary color is #36302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.