Exploring the Color #2C3940

#2C3940 sits at 201° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 19% saturation and 21% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 44, 57, 64 produces a 11.89:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #2C3940 is a distant relative of CSS sea green — about 85 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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