What color is #2A453C?

#2A453C 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 #2A453C?

The RGB value is 42, 69, 60: 42 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A453C?

The complementary color is #452A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A453C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A453C color

#2A453C rgb(42, 69, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A453C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 27.1% green and 23.5% blue (42, 69, 60).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#2A453C color codes

HEX	`#2A453C`
RGB	`rgb(42, 69, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 27.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.95, -12.68, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.95, 12.87, 170.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.898, 5.075, 5.048)`
Decimal	`2770236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A453C, 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 #2A453C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A453C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #2A453C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a453c; }
.text { color: #2a453c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a453c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 69 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a453c, #2a4145); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A453C?: #2A453C 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 #2A453C?: The RGB value is 42, 69, 60: 42 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A453C?: The complementary color is #452A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A453C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.