What color is #2A4138?

#2A4138 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4138?

The RGB value is 42, 65, 56: 42 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4138?

The complementary color is #412A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4138 color

#2A4138 rgb(42, 65, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A4138 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 25.5% green and 22% blue (42, 65, 56).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#2A4138 color codes

HEX	`#2A4138`
RGB	`rgb(42, 65, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 25.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.44, -11.34, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.44, 11.64, 166.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.559, 4.558, 4.433)`
Decimal	`2769208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4138, 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 #2A4138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #2A4138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4138; }
.text { color: #2a4138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 65 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4138, #2a3f41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A4138?: #2A4138 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4138?: The RGB value is 42, 65, 56: 42 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4138?: The complementary color is #412A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.