What color is #2A273C?

#2A273C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A273C?

The RGB value is 42, 39, 60: 42 red, 39 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A273C?

The complementary color is #393C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A273C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A273C color

#2A273C rgb(42, 39, 60)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A273C is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.3% green and 23.5% blue (42, 39, 60).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#2A273C color codes

HEX	`#2A273C`
RGB	`rgb(42, 39, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 35%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.84, 7.05, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.84, 14.73, 298.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.496, 2.269, 4.581)`
Decimal	`2762556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A273C, 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 #2A273C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A273C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2A273C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a273c; }
.text { color: #2a273c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a273c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 39 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a273c, #35273c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A273C?: #2A273C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A273C?: The RGB value is 42, 39, 60: 42 red, 39 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A273C?: The complementary color is #393C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A273C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.