All About Color #2A2A28

#2A2A28

About #2A2A28

#2A2A28 is a very dark gray color with the hex code #2A2A28. In RGB it is red 42, green 42, blue 40; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 2%, lightness 16%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 5%, 84%. Its contrast ratio is 14.38:1 on white and 1.46:1 on black.

#2A2A28 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 2A, 28
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 4.76%, 83.53%
RGB Decimal42, 42, 40
HSL60°, 2%, 16%
RGB Octal52, 52, 50
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 4.76%, 16.47%
RGB Binary101010, 101010, 101000
CIE-L*AB17.00, -0.47, 1.30
RGB Percent16.47%, 16.47%, 15.69%
CIE-L*CH17.00, 1.38, 109.80
XYZ2.17, 2.30, 2.34
CIE-L*UV17.00, 0.09, 1.25
xyY0.32, 0.34, 2.30
Hunter-Lab15.17, -1.06, 1.48
RYB15.69%, 16.47%, 15.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A2A28 on a dark background: contrast 1.46:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A2A28 on a light background: contrast 14.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A2A28, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A2A28 · #585855 · #0D0D0C · #28282A · #555558

Analogous palette

#2A2828 · #2A2928 · #2A2A28 · #292A28 · #282A28

Triadic palette

#2A2A28 · #282A2A · #2A282A · #585855 · #555858

Tetradic palette

#2A2A28 · #282A29 · #28282A · #2A2829 · #0D0D0C

Monochromatic palette

#0D0D0C · #0D0D0C · #2A2A28 · #51514D · #787873

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