All About Color #2C2A2A

#2C2A2A

About #2C2A2A

#2C2A2A is a very dark gray color with the hex code #2C2A2A. In RGB it is red 44, green 42, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 2%, lightness 17%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 5%, 83%. Its contrast ratio is 14.27:1 on white and 1.47:1 on black.

#2C2A2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 2A, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 4.55%, 4.55%, 82.75%
RGB Decimal44, 42, 42
HSL0°, 2%, 17%
RGB Octal54, 52, 52
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 4.55%, 17.25%
RGB Binary101100, 101010, 101010
CIE-L*AB17.27, 0.91, 0.32
RGB Percent17.25%, 16.47%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH17.27, 0.96, 19.43
XYZ2.28, 2.36, 2.53
CIE-L*UV17.27, 0.94, 0.20
xyY0.32, 0.33, 2.36
Hunter-Lab15.36, -0.32, 1.00
RYB17.25%, 16.47%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C2A2A on a dark background: contrast 1.47:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2C2A2A on a light background: contrast 14.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C2A2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C2A2A · #5B5757 · #0D0C0C · #2A2C2C · #575B5B

Analogous palette

#2C2A2C · #2C2A2B · #2C2A2A · #2C2B2A · #2C2C2A

Triadic palette

#2C2A2A · #2A2C2A · #2A2A2C · #5B5757 · #575B57

Tetradic palette

#2C2A2A · #2B2C2A · #2A2C2C · #2B2A2C · #0D0C0C

Monochromatic palette

#0D0C0C · #0D0C0C · #2C2A2A · #535050 · #7A7575

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