What color is #2A433E?

#2A433E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A433E?

The RGB value is 42, 67, 62: 42 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A433E?

The complementary color is #432A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A433E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A433E color

#2A433E rgb(42, 67, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A433E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 26.3% green and 24.3% blue (42, 67, 62).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#2A433E color codes

HEX	`#2A433E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 67, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 26.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 37%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.32, -10.96, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.32, 10.96, 180.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.831, 4.854, 5.292)`
Decimal	`2769726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A433E, 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 #2A433E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A433E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #2A433E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a433e; }
.text { color: #2a433e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a433e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 67 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a433e, #2a3c43); }

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Questions

What color is #2A433E?: #2A433E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A433E?: The RGB value is 42, 67, 62: 42 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A433E?: The complementary color is #432A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A433E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.