#2C2C2C · near Gunmetal

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#2C2C2C (RGB 44, 44, 44) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Gunmetal and near Jet and Raisin. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #2C2C2C a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#2C2C2C
RGBrgb(44, 44, 44)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 17%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 83
CSS var--gunmetal
Contrast13.97:1 white · 1.5:1 black

Similar named colors

Gunmetal #2A3439Jet #343434Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218Onyx #353839

How to use #2C2C2C

White text passes WCAG AA on #2C2C2C (13.97:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2C2C2C with its analogous neighbors #2B2B2B and #2B2B2B; for contrast use its complement #2B2B2B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--gunmetal: #2C2C2C;

Color card

#2C2C2C hex color card: near Gunmetal, RGB 44, 44, 44
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Shades & tints

#090909#121212#1A1A1A#232323#2C2C2C#565656#808080#ABABAB#D5D5D5

Color harmonies for #2C2C2C

Complementary

#2C2C2C#2B2B2B

Analogous

#2C2C2C#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Triadic

#2C2C2C#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Split complementary

#2C2C2C#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Tetradic

#2C2C2C#2B2B2B#2B2B2B#2B2B2B

Palettes with #2C2C2C