What color is #2A2A40?

#2A2A40 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2A40?

The RGB value is 42, 42, 64: 42 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2A40?

The complementary color is #40402A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2A40 color

#2A2A40 rgb(42, 42, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A2A40 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 16.5% green and 25.1% blue (42, 42, 64).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#2A2A40 color codes

HEX	`#2A2A40`
RGB	`rgb(42, 42, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 16.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18, 6.16, -13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18, 15.21, 293.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.708, 2.518, 5.193)`
Decimal	`2763328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2A40, 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 #2A2A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #2A2A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2a40; }
.text { color: #2a2a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 42 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2a40, #352a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2A2A40?: #2A2A40 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2A40?: The RGB value is 42, 42, 64: 42 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2A40?: The complementary color is #40402A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.