All About Color #2A2A22

#2A2A22

About #2A2A22

#2A2A22 is a very dark yellow color with the hex code #2A2A22. In RGB it is red 42, green 42, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 11%, lightness 15%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 19%, 84%. Its contrast ratio is 14.46:1 on white and 1.45:1 on black.

#2A2A22 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 2A, 22
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 19.05%, 83.53%
RGB Decimal42, 42, 34
HSL60°, 11%, 15%
RGB Octal52, 52, 42
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 19.05%, 16.47%
RGB Binary101010, 101010, 100010
CIE-L*AB16.81, -1.78, 5.24
RGB Percent16.47%, 16.47%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH16.81, 5.53, 108.71
XYZ2.07, 2.26, 1.84
CIE-L*UV16.81, 0.35, 4.81
xyY0.34, 0.37, 2.26
Hunter-Lab15.05, -1.75, 3.28
RYB13.33%, 16.47%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A2A22 on a dark background: contrast 1.45:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A2A22 on a light background: contrast 14.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A2A22, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A2A22 · #5D5D4B · #0E0E0B · #22222A · #4B4B5D

Analogous palette

#2A2222 · #2A2622 · #2A2A22 · #262A22 · #222A22

Triadic palette

#2A2A22 · #222A2A · #2A222A · #5D5D4B · #4B5D5D

Tetradic palette

#2A2A22 · #222A26 · #22222A · #2A2226 · #0E0E0B

Monochromatic palette

#0E0E0B · #0E0E0B · #2A2A22 · #555544 · #7F7F66

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