What color is #2A2E21?

#2A2E21 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2E21?

The RGB value is 42, 46, 33: 42 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2E21?

The complementary color is #25212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2E21 color

#2A2E21 rgb(42, 46, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2E21 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18% green and 12.9% blue (42, 46, 33).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#2A2E21 color codes

HEX	`#2A2E21`
RGB	`rgb(42, 46, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.17, -4.65, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.17, 9.1, 120.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.206, 2.556, 1.816)`
Decimal	`2764321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2E21, 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 #2A2E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2A2E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2e21; }
.text { color: #2a2e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 46 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2e21, #242e21); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2A2E21?: #2A2E21 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2E21?: The RGB value is 42, 46, 33: 42 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2E21?: The complementary color is #25212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.