What color is #2A403D?

#2A403D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A403D?

The RGB value is 42, 64, 61: 42 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A403D?

The complementary color is #402A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A403D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A403D color

#2A403D rgb(42, 64, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A403D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 25.1% green and 23.9% blue (42, 64, 61).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#2A403D color codes

HEX	`#2A403D`
RGB	`rgb(42, 64, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 25.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.25, -9.4, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.25, 9.45, 185.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.63, 4.496, 5.09)`
Decimal	`2768957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A403D, 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 #2A403D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A403D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #2A403D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a403d; }
.text { color: #2a403d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a403d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 64 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a403d, #2a3840); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A403D?: #2A403D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A403D?: The RGB value is 42, 64, 61: 42 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A403D?: The complementary color is #402A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A403D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.