What color is #2A2535?

#2A2535 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2535?

The RGB value is 42, 37, 53: 42 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2535?

The complementary color is #303525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2535 color

#2A2535 rgb(42, 37, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2535 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.5% green and 20.8% blue (42, 37, 53).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#2A2535 color codes

HEX	`#2A2535`
RGB	`rgb(42, 37, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.86, 6.42, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.86, 11.5, 303.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.259, 2.072, 3.648)`
Decimal	`2762037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2535, 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 #2A2535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2A2535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2535; }
.text { color: #2a2535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 37 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2535, #322535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A2535?: #2A2535 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2535?: The RGB value is 42, 37, 53: 42 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2535?: The complementary color is #303525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.