What color is #2A463E?

#2A463E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A463E?

The RGB value is 42, 70, 62: 42 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A463E?

The complementary color is #462A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A463E color

#2A463E rgb(42, 70, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A463E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (42, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#2A463E color codes

HEX	`#2A463E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, -12.74, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 12.83, 173.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.014, 5.22, 5.353)`
Decimal	`2770494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A463E, 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 #2A463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #2A463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a463e; }
.text { color: #2a463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a463e, #2a4046); }

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Questions

What color is #2A463E?: #2A463E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A463E?: The RGB value is 42, 70, 62: 42 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A463E?: The complementary color is #462A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.