What color is #2A4046?

#2A4046 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4046?

The RGB value is 42, 64, 70: 42 red, 64 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4046?

The complementary color is #46302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4046 color

#2A4046 rgb(42, 64, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A4046 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 25.1% green and 27.5% blue (42, 64, 70).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#2A4046 color codes

HEX	`#2A4046`
RGB	`rgb(42, 64, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 25.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.57, -6.81, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.57, 9.35, 223.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.893, 4.601, 6.476)`
Decimal	`2768966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4046, 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 #2A4046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #2A4046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4046; }
.text { color: #2a4046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 64 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4046, #2a3246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2A4046?: #2A4046 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4046?: The RGB value is 42, 64, 70: 42 red, 64 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4046?: The complementary color is #46302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.