What color is #2A273D?

#2A273D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A273D?

The RGB value is 42, 39, 61: 42 red, 39 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A273D?

The complementary color is #3A3D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A273D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A273D color

#2A273D rgb(42, 39, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A273D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.3% green and 23.9% blue (42, 39, 61).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#2A273D color codes

HEX	`#2A273D`
RGB	`rgb(42, 39, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 36%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 36%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.89, 7.36, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.89, 15.42, 298.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.522, 2.28, 4.721)`
Decimal	`2762557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A273D, 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 #2A273D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A273D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2A273D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a273d; }
.text { color: #2a273d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a273d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 39 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a273d, #35273d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A273D?: #2A273D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A273D?: The RGB value is 42, 39, 61: 42 red, 39 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A273D?: The complementary color is #3A3D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A273D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.