What color is #2A1A19?

#2A1A19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A1A19?

The RGB value is 42, 26, 25: 42 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1A19?

The complementary color is #19292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1A19 color

#2A1A19 rgb(42, 26, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A1A19 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 10.2% green and 9.8% blue (42, 26, 25).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#2A1A19 color codes

HEX	`#2A1A19`
RGB	`rgb(42, 26, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 10.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 40%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.28, 7.8, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.28, 8.73, 26.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.5, 1.301, 1.092)`
Decimal	`2759193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1A19, 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 #2A1A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #2A1A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1a19; }
.text { color: #2a1a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 26 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1a19, #2a2319); }

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Questions

What color is #2A1A19?: #2A1A19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A1A19?: The RGB value is 42, 26, 25: 42 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1A19?: The complementary color is #19292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.