What color is #2A2632?

#2A2632 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2632?

The RGB value is 42, 38, 50: 42 red, 38 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2632?

The complementary color is #2E3226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2632 color

#2A2632 rgb(42, 38, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2632 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.9% green and 19.6% blue (42, 38, 50).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#2A2632 color codes

HEX	`#2A2632`
RGB	`rgb(42, 38, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.05, 4.86, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.05, 8.64, 304.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.224, 2.109, 3.307)`
Decimal	`2762290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2632, 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 #2A2632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #2A2632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2632; }
.text { color: #2a2632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 38 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2632, #302632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2A2632?: #2A2632 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2632?: The RGB value is 42, 38, 50: 42 red, 38 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2632?: The complementary color is #2E3226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.