What color is #2A4142?

#2A4142 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4142?

The RGB value is 42, 65, 66: 42 red, 65 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4142?

The complementary color is #422B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4142 color

#2A4142 rgb(42, 65, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A4142 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 25.5% green and 25.9% blue (42, 65, 66).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#2A4142 color codes

HEX	`#2A4142`
RGB	`rgb(42, 65, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 25.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 36%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 2%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, -8.61, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 9.29, 201.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.828, 4.666, 5.852)`
Decimal	`2769218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4142, 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 #2A4142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #2A4142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4142; }
.text { color: #2a4142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 65 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4142, #2a3542); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A4142?: #2A4142 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4142?: The RGB value is 42, 65, 66: 42 red, 65 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4142?: The complementary color is #422B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.