All About Color #2A2A2C

#2A2A2C

About #2A2A2C

#2A2A2C is a very dark gray color with the hex code #2A2A2C. In RGB it is red 42, green 42, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 2%, lightness 17%; in CMYK it is 5%, 5%, 0%, 83%. Its contrast ratio is 14.32:1 on white and 1.47:1 on black.

#2A2A2C Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 2A, 2C
CMYK4.55%, 4.55%, 0.00%, 82.75%
RGB Decimal42, 42, 44
HSL240°, 2%, 17%
RGB Octal52, 52, 54
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 4.55%, 17.25%
RGB Binary101010, 101010, 101100
CIE-L*AB17.13, 0.49, -1.30
RGB Percent16.47%, 16.47%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH17.13, 1.39, 290.55
XYZ2.24, 2.33, 2.71
CIE-L*UV17.13, -0.09, -1.28
xyY0.31, 0.32, 2.33
Hunter-Lab15.26, -0.55, 0.14
RYB16.47%, 16.47%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A2A2C on a dark background: contrast 1.47:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A2A2C on a light background: contrast 14.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A2A2C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2A2A2C. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2A2A2C · #57575B · #0C0C0D · #2C2C2A · #5B5B57

Analogous palette

#2A2C2C · #2A2B2C · #2A2A2C · #2B2A2C · #2C2A2C

Triadic palette

#2A2A2C · #2C2A2A · #2A2C2A · #57575B · #5B5757

Tetradic palette

#2A2A2C · #2C2A2B · #2C2C2A · #2A2C2B · #0C0C0D

Monochromatic palette

#0C0C0D · #0C0C0D · #2A2A2C · #505053 · #75757A

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