What color is #2A001A?

#2A001A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A001A?

The RGB value is 42, 0, 26: 42 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A001A?

The complementary color is #002A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A001A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A001A color

#2A001A rgb(42, 0, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A001A is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 0% green and 10.2% blue (42, 0, 26).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#2A001A color codes

HEX	`#2A001A`
RGB	`rgb(42, 0, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 0%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.12, 23.46, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.12, 24.17, 346.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.141, 0.567, 1.026)`
Decimal	`2752538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A001A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2A001A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A001A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2A001A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a001a; }
.text { color: #2a001a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a001a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 0 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a001a, #2a0005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A001A?: #2A001A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A001A?: The RGB value is 42, 0, 26: 42 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A001A?: The complementary color is #002A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A001A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.