What color is #2A243C?

#2A243C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A243C?

The RGB value is 42, 36, 60: 42 red, 36 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A243C?

The complementary color is #363C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A243C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A243C color

#2A243C rgb(42, 36, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2A243C is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.1% green and 23.5% blue (42, 36, 60).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#2A243C color codes

HEX	`#2A243C`
RGB	`rgb(42, 36, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 40%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.9, 9.2, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.9, 17.08, 302.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.401, 2.08, 4.549)`
Decimal	`2761788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A243C, 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 #2A243C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A243C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #2A243C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a243c; }
.text { color: #2a243c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a243c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 36 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a243c, #36243c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A243C?: #2A243C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A243C?: The RGB value is 42, 36, 60: 42 red, 36 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A243C?: The complementary color is #363C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A243C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.