What color is #2A2F39?

#2A2F39 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2F39?

The RGB value is 42, 47, 57: 42 red, 47 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2F39?

The complementary color is #39342A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2F39 color

#2A2F39 rgb(42, 47, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2F39 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.4% green and 22.4% blue (42, 47, 57).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#2A2F39 color codes

HEX	`#2A2F39`
RGB	`rgb(42, 47, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.31, 0.54, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.31, 7.1, 274.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.71, 2.821, 4.272)`
Decimal	`2764601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2F39, 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 #2A2F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #2A2F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2f39; }
.text { color: #2a2f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 47 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2f39, #2d2a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #2A2F39?: #2A2F39 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2F39?: The RGB value is 42, 47, 57: 42 red, 47 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2F39?: The complementary color is #39342A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.