What color is #2A383A?

#2A383A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A383A?

The RGB value is 42, 56, 58: 42 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A383A?

The complementary color is #3A2C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A383A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A383A color

#2A383A rgb(42, 56, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A383A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 22% green and 22.7% blue (42, 56, 58).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 16% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#2A383A color codes

HEX	`#2A383A`
RGB	`rgb(42, 56, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 22%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 16%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.39, -5.18, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.39, 6.06, 211.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.133, 3.626, 4.537)`
Decimal	`2766906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A383A, 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 #2A383A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A383A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #2A383A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a383a; }
.text { color: #2a383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a383a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 56 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a383a, #2a303a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A383A?: #2A383A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A383A?: The RGB value is 42, 56, 58: 42 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A383A?: The complementary color is #3A2C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A383A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.