What color is #2A3E3F?

#2A3E3F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3E3F?

The RGB value is 42, 62, 63: 42 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3E3F?

The complementary color is #3F2B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3E3F color

#2A3E3F rgb(42, 62, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A3E3F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 24.3% green and 24.7% blue (42, 62, 63).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#2A3E3F color codes

HEX	`#2A3E3F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 62, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 24.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 2%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, -7.6, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 8.24, 202.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.574, 4.296, 5.343)`
Decimal	`2768447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3E3F, 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 #2A3E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #2A3E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3e3f; }
.text { color: #2a3e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 62 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3e3f, #2a333f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #2A3E3F?: #2A3E3F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3E3F?: The RGB value is 42, 62, 63: 42 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3E3F?: The complementary color is #3F2B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.