#2C3E50 · near Charcoal

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#2C3E50 (RGB 44, 62, 80) is a dark, muted blue, closest to Charcoal and near Iron and Onyx. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2C3E50 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 249°.

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HEX#2C3E50
RGBrgb(44, 62, 80)
HSLhsl(210, 29%, 24%)
CMYK45, 22, 0, 69
CSS var--charcoal
Contrast10.98:1 white · 1.91:1 black

Similar named colors

Charcoal #36454FIron #3B3F42Onyx #353839Gunmetal #2A3439Deep Teal #0F4C5C

How to use #2C3E50

White text passes WCAG AA on #2C3E50 (10.98:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2C3E50 with its analogous neighbors #2B4F4F and #2B2B4F; for contrast use its complement #4F3D2B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--charcoal: #2C3E50;

Color card

#2C3E50 hex color card: near Charcoal, RGB 44, 62, 80
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Shades & tints

#090C10#121920#1A2530#233240#2C3E50#566573#808B96#ABB2B9#D5D8DC

Color harmonies for #2C3E50

Complementary

#2C3E50#4F3D2B

Analogous

#2C3E50#2B4F4F#2B2B4F

Triadic

#2C3E50#4F2B3D#3D4F2B

Split complementary

#2C3E50#4F2B2B#4F4F2B

Tetradic

#2C3E50#4F2B4F#4F3D2B#2B4F2B

Palettes with #2C3E50