What color is #2A3229?

#2A3229 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3229?

The RGB value is 42, 50, 41: 42 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3229?

The complementary color is #312932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3229 color

#2A3229 rgb(42, 50, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A3229 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (42, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#2A3229 color codes

HEX	`#2A3229`
RGB	`rgb(42, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.78, -5.59, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.78, 7.24, 140.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.496, 2.934, 2.532)`
Decimal	`2765353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3229, 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 #2A3229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2A3229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3229; }
.text { color: #2a3229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3229, #29322d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2A3229?: #2A3229 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3229?: The RGB value is 42, 50, 41: 42 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3229?: The complementary color is #312932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.