What color is #2A3036?

#2A3036 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3036?

The RGB value is 42, 48, 54: 42 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3036?

The complementary color is #36302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3036 color

#2A3036 rgb(42, 48, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A3036 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.8% green and 21.2% blue (42, 48, 54).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#2A3036 color codes

HEX	`#2A3036`
RGB	`rgb(42, 48, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.53, -0.99, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.53, 4.79, 258.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.677, 2.872, 3.903)`
Decimal	`2764854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3036, 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 #2A3036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #2A3036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3036; }
.text { color: #2a3036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 48 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3036, #2a2a36); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A3036?: #2A3036 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3036?: The RGB value is 42, 48, 54: 42 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3036?: The complementary color is #36302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.