Information about #2C3C38 color

#2C3C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C3C38 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 60, 56) — 17.3% red, 23.5% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 0 / 7 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2C3C38 reads as a gently muted cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Petanque (#2E3E34). Slightly further away sit Iron Storage (#2B3736) and Earthsong (#2A3E33).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(44, 60, 56)), which gives #2C3C38 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C3C38: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2C3C38 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C3C38 color variations

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#2C3C38 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 #2C3C38

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

Petanque color link
Petanque

#2E3E34

Iron Storage color link
Iron Storage

#2B3736

Earthsong color link
Earthsong

#2A3E33

Nikau color link
Nikau

#2A4032

Gunmetal color link
Gunmetal

#2A3439

Tile Green color link
Tile Green

#26433A

Timber Green color link
Timber Green

#324336

Grey Friars color link
Grey Friars

#313436

Traccia color link
Traccia

#2A3335

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C3C38
  • RGB44, 60, 56
  • CMYK27, 0, 7, 76
  • CSSrgb(44, 60, 56)
  • HSL165°, 15%, 20%
  • HSL Precise165°, 15.385%, 20.392%
  • HSV165°, 27%, 24%
  • HSB165°, 27%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.235, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.235, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.235, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2C3C38
  • DECIMAL ID2899000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01