Information about #2C3F48 color

#2C3F48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C3F48 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(44, 63, 72) — 17.3% red, 24.7% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 4 / 0 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #2C3F48 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gotham (#303B44). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Japanese Indigo (#264348) and Warrior (#2D3B42).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 63, 72) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C3F48: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2C3F48 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2C3F48 color variations

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

#2C3F48 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 #2C3F48

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

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

Warrior color link
Warrior

#2D3B42

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Mosaic color link
Mosaic

#293741

Bunting color link
Bunting

#2B3449

Cloud Burst color link
Cloud Burst

#353E4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C3F48
  • RGB44, 63, 72
  • CMYK11, 4, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(44, 63, 72)
  • HSL199°, 24%, 23%
  • HSL Precise199.286°, 24.138%, 22.745%
  • HSV199°, 39%, 28%
  • HSB199°, 39%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.247, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.247, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.247, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2C3F48
  • DECIMAL ID2899784
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01