What color is #2A2B36?

#2A2B36 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 #2A2B36?

The RGB value is 42, 43, 54: 42 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2B36?

The complementary color is #36352A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2B36 color

#2A2B36 rgb(42, 43, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2B36 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 16.9% green and 21.2% blue (42, 43, 54).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#2A2B36 color codes

HEX	`#2A2B36`
RGB	`rgb(42, 43, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 16.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 22%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.86, 2.45, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.86, 7.61, 288.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.484, 2.486, 3.838)`
Decimal	`2763574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2B36, 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 #2A2B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #2A2B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2b36; }
.text { color: #2a2b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 43 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2b36, #2f2a36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2A2B36?: #2A2B36 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 #2A2B36?: The RGB value is 42, 43, 54: 42 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2B36?: The complementary color is #36352A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.