Information about #2C2F27 color

#2C2F27 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C2F27 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 47, 39) — 17.3% red, 18.4% green, 15.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 3 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C2F27 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eternity (#2D2F28). Slightly further away sit Rangoon Green (#2B2E25) and Black Forest (#2C3227).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 47, 39) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2C2F27 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2C2F27 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2C2F27 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2C2F27

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eternity color link
Eternity

#2D2F28

Black Forest color link
Black Forest

#2C3227

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Pitch Black color link
Pitch Black

#2C2B2C

Earth Green color link
Earth Green

#2E342B

Shadow Match color link
Shadow Match

#312F2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C2F27
  • RGB44, 47, 39
  • CMYK1, 0, 3, 82
  • CSSrgb(44, 47, 39)
  • HSL83°, 9%, 17%
  • HSL Precise82.5°, 9.302%, 16.863%
  • HSV83°, 17%, 18%
  • HSB83°, 17%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.184, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.184, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.184, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2C2F27
  • DECIMAL ID2895655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01