What color is #2A4C53?

#2A4C53 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A4C53?

The RGB value is 42, 76, 83: 42 red, 76 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A4C53?

The complementary color is #53312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A4C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A4C53 color

#2A4C53 rgb(42, 76, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A4C53 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 29.8% green and 32.5% blue (42, 76, 83).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#2A4C53 color codes

HEX	`#2A4C53`
RGB	`rgb(42, 76, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 29.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, -10.21, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 12.98, 218.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.1, 6.285, 9.126)`
Decimal	`2772051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A4C53, 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 #2A4C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A4C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #2A4C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a4c53; }
.text { color: #2a4c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 76 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a4c53, #2a3753); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A4C53?: #2A4C53 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A4C53?: The RGB value is 42, 76, 83: 42 red, 76 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A4C53?: The complementary color is #53312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A4C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.