What color is #2A353B?

#2A353B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A353B?

The RGB value is 42, 53, 59: 42 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A353B?

The complementary color is #3B302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A353B color

#2A353B rgb(42, 53, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A353B is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (42, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#2A353B color codes

HEX	`#2A353B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.41, -2.93, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.41, 6.04, 240.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.017, 3.354, 4.625)`
Decimal	`2766139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A353B, 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 #2A353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #2A353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a353b; }
.text { color: #2a353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a353b, #2a2c3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A353B?: #2A353B is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A353B?: The RGB value is 42, 53, 59: 42 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A353B?: The complementary color is #3B302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.