What color is #2A373B?

#2A373B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A373B?

The RGB value is 42, 55, 59: 42 red, 55 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A373B?

The complementary color is #3B2E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A373B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A373B color

#2A373B rgb(42, 55, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A373B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 21.6% green and 23.1% blue (42, 55, 59).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#2A373B color codes

HEX	`#2A373B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 55, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 21.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.09, -4.25, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.09, 6.02, 225.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.11, 3.54, 4.656)`
Decimal	`2766651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A373B, 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 #2A373B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A373B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #2A373B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a373b; }
.text { color: #2a373b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a373b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 55 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a373b, #2a2f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A373B?: #2A373B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A373B?: The RGB value is 42, 55, 59: 42 red, 55 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A373B?: The complementary color is #3B2E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A373B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.