What color is #2A042F?

#2A042F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A042F?

The RGB value is 42, 4, 47: 42 red, 4 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A042F?

The complementary color is #092F04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A042F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A042F color

#2A042F rgb(42, 4, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A042F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 1.6% green and 18.4% blue (42, 4, 47).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 84% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#2A042F color codes

HEX	`#2A042F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 4, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 1.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 84%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 91%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 91%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.09, 26.22, -18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.09, 32.36, 324.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.511, 0.784, 2.761)`
Decimal	`2753583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A042F, 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 #2A042F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A042F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #2A042F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a042f; }
.text { color: #2a042f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a042f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 4 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a042f, #2f041f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A042F?: #2A042F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A042F?: The RGB value is 42, 4, 47: 42 red, 4 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A042F?: The complementary color is #092F04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A042F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.