What color is #2A2F27?

#2A2F27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2F27?

The RGB value is 42, 47, 39: 42 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2F27?

The complementary color is #2C272F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2F27 color

#2A2F27 rgb(42, 47, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2F27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.4% green and 15.3% blue (42, 47, 39).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#2A2F27 color codes

HEX	`#2A2F27`
RGB	`rgb(42, 47, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.68, -4.07, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.68, 6, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.338, 2.672, 2.312)`
Decimal	`2764583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2F27, 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 #2A2F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #2A2F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2f27; }
.text { color: #2a2f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 47 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2f27, #272f28); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A2F27?: #2A2F27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2F27?: The RGB value is 42, 47, 39: 42 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2F27?: The complementary color is #2C272F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.