What color is #2A322B?

#2A322B 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 #2A322B?

The RGB value is 42, 50, 43: 42 red, 50 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A322B?

The complementary color is #322A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A322B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A322B color

#2A322B rgb(42, 50, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A322B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 19.6% green and 16.9% blue (42, 50, 43).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#2A322B color codes

HEX	`#2A322B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 50, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 19.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 16%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.83, -5.14, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.83, 6.11, 147.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.531, 2.948, 2.721)`
Decimal	`2765355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A322B, 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 #2A322B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A322B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #2A322B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a322b; }
.text { color: #2a322b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a322b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 50 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a322b, #2a322f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A322B?: #2A322B 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 #2A322B?: The RGB value is 42, 50, 43: 42 red, 50 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A322B?: The complementary color is #322A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A322B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.