All About Color #2A282A

#2A282A

About #2A282A

#2A282A is a very dark gray color with the hex code #2A282A. In RGB it is red 42, green 40, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 2%, lightness 16%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 0%, 84%. Its contrast ratio is 14.63:1 on white and 1.44:1 on black.

#2A282A Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 28, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 4.76%, 0.00%, 83.53%
RGB Decimal42, 40, 42
HSL300°, 2%, 16%
RGB Octal52, 50, 52
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 4.76%, 16.47%
RGB Binary101010, 101000, 101010
CIE-L*AB16.39, 1.39, -0.99
RGB Percent16.47%, 15.69%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH16.39, 1.70, 324.60
XYZ2.13, 2.18, 2.50
CIE-L*UV16.39, 0.81, -1.05
xyY0.31, 0.32, 2.18
Hunter-Lab14.75, -0.03, 0.29
RYB16.47%, 15.69%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A282A on a dark background: contrast 1.44:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A282A on a light background: contrast 14.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A282A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2A282A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2A282A · #585558 · #0D0C0D · #282A28 · #555855

Analogous palette

#28282A · #29282A · #2A282A · #2A2829 · #2A2828

Triadic palette

#2A282A · #2A2A28 · #282A2A · #585558 · #585855

Tetradic palette

#2A282A · #2A2928 · #282A28 · #28292A · #0D0C0D

Monochromatic palette

#0D0C0D · #0D0C0D · #2A282A · #514D51 · #787378

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