What color is #2A434A?

#2A434A 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 #2A434A?

The RGB value is 42, 67, 74: 42 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A434A?

The complementary color is #4A312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A434A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A434A color

#2A434A rgb(42, 67, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A434A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 26.3% green and 29% blue (42, 67, 74).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#2A434A color codes

HEX	`#2A434A`
RGB	`rgb(42, 67, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 26.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 9%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.74, -7.47, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.74, 10.43, 224.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.198, 5.001, 7.221)`
Decimal	`2769738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A434A, 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 #2A434A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A434A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #2A434A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a434a; }
.text { color: #2a434a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a434a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 67 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a434a, #2a334a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #2A434A?: #2A434A 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 #2A434A?: The RGB value is 42, 67, 74: 42 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A434A?: The complementary color is #4A312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A434A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.