What color is #2D3437?

#2D3437 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 #2D3437?

The RGB value is 45, 52, 55: 45 red, 52 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3437?

The complementary color is #37302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3437 color

#2D3437 rgb(45, 52, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3437 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 20.4% green and 21.6% blue (45, 52, 55).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#2D3437 color codes

HEX	`#2D3437`
RGB	`rgb(45, 52, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 20.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.17, -2.2, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.17, 3.64, 232.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3, 3.29, 4.091)`
Decimal	`2962487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3437, 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 #2D3437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #2D3437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3437; }
.text { color: #2d3437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 52 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3437, #2d2f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D3437?: #2D3437 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 #2D3437?: The RGB value is 45, 52, 55: 45 red, 52 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3437?: The complementary color is #37302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.