What color is #2D4241?

#2D4241 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4241?

The RGB value is 45, 66, 65: 45 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4241?

The complementary color is #422D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4241 color

#2D4241 rgb(45, 66, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D4241 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 25.9% green and 25.5% blue (45, 66, 65).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#2D4241 color codes

HEX	`#2D4241`
RGB	`rgb(45, 66, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 25.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 32%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, -8.47, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 8.72, 193.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.984, 4.836, 5.723)`
Decimal	`2966081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4241, 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 #2D4241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #2D4241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4241; }
.text { color: #2d4241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 66 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4241, #2d3942); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D4241?: #2D4241 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4241?: The RGB value is 45, 66, 65: 45 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4241?: The complementary color is #422D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.