What color is #2A2726?

#2A2726 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2726?

The RGB value is 42, 39, 38: 42 red, 39 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2726?

The complementary color is #26292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2726?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2726 color

#2A2726 rgb(42, 39, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2726 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.3% green and 14.9% blue (42, 39, 38).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 5% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dire Wolf (#282828), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#2A2726 color codes

HEX	`#2A2726`
RGB	`rgb(42, 39, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 5%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 10%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.92, 1.15, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.92, 1.63, 45.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.03, 2.083, 2.129)`
Decimal	`2762534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2726, 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 #2A2726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #2A2726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2726; }
.text { color: #2a2726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 39 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2726, #2a2926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2A2726?: #2A2726 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2726?: The RGB value is 42, 39, 38: 42 red, 39 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2726?: The complementary color is #26292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2726?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.