What color is #2A302E?

#2A302E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A302E?

The RGB value is 42, 48, 46: 42 red, 48 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A302E?

The complementary color is #302A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A302E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A302E color

#2A302E rgb(42, 48, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A302E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.8% green and 18% blue (42, 48, 46).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 7% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#2A302E color codes

HEX	`#2A302E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 48, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 7%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 13%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.24, -3.1, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.24, 3.12, 172.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.505, 2.803, 2.993)`
Decimal	`2764846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A302E, 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 #2A302E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A302E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #2A302E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a302e; }
.text { color: #2a302e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a302e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 48 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a302e, #2a2f30); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2A302E?: #2A302E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A302E?: The RGB value is 42, 48, 46: 42 red, 48 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A302E?: The complementary color is #302A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A302E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.