What color is #2A4B4E?

#2A4B4E 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 #2A4B4E?

The RGB value is 42, 75, 78: 42 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4B4E?

The complementary color is #4E2D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4B4E color

#2A4B4E rgb(42, 75, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A4B4E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (42, 75, 78).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 30% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#2A4B4E color codes

HEX	`#2A4B4E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 75, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 29.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 30%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 46%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, -11.15, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 12.47, 206.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.846, 6.074, 8.123)`
Decimal	`2771790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4B4E, 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 #2A4B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #2A4B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4b4e; }
.text { color: #2a4b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 75 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4b4e, #2a394e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A4B4E?: #2A4B4E 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 #2A4B4E?: The RGB value is 42, 75, 78: 42 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4B4E?: The complementary color is #4E2D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.