What color is #2D3F3C?

#2D3F3C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3F3C?

The RGB value is 45, 63, 60: 45 red, 63 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3F3C?

The complementary color is #3F2D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3F3C color

#2D3F3C rgb(45, 63, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D3F3C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 24.7% green and 23.5% blue (45, 63, 60).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#2D3F3C color codes

HEX	`#2D3F3C`
RGB	`rgb(45, 63, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 24.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, -7.96, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 7.98, 183.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.675, 4.439, 4.937)`
Decimal	`2965308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3F3C, 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 #2D3F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #2D3F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3f3c; }
.text { color: #2d3f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 63 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3f3c, #2d393f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2D3F3C?: #2D3F3C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3F3C?: The RGB value is 45, 63, 60: 45 red, 63 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3F3C?: The complementary color is #3F2D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.