What color is #2A2937?

#2A2937 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2937?

The RGB value is 42, 41, 55: 42 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2937?

The complementary color is #363729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2937 color

#2A2937 rgb(42, 41, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2937 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (42, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#2A2937 color codes

HEX	`#2A2937`
RGB	`rgb(42, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.24, 4.15, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.24, 9.76, 295.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.437, 2.354, 3.94)`
Decimal	`2763063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2937, 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 #2A2937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2A2937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2937; }
.text { color: #2a2937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2937, #312937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2A2937?: #2A2937 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2937?: The RGB value is 42, 41, 55: 42 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2937?: The complementary color is #363729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.