What color is #2A4A4B?

#2A4A4B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4A4B?

The RGB value is 42, 74, 75: 42 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4A4B?

The complementary color is #4B2B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4A4B color

#2A4A4B rgb(42, 74, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A4A4B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 29% green and 29.4% blue (42, 74, 75).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#2A4A4B color codes

HEX	`#2A4A4B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 74, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 29%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.15, -11.45, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.15, 12.23, 200.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.673, 5.897, 7.547)`
Decimal	`2771531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4A4B, 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 #2A4A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #2A4A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4a4b; }
.text { color: #2a4a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 74 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4a4b, #2a3a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A4A4B?: #2A4A4B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4A4B?: The RGB value is 42, 74, 75: 42 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4A4B?: The complementary color is #4B2B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.