Information about #2A343C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2A343C falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 52, 60) — 16.5% red, 20.4% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2A343C reads as a gently muted azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gunmetal (#2A3439). Slightly further away sit Blueprint (#2A313F) and Mosaic (#293741).

In RGB terms — rgb(42, 52, 60) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A343C: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2A343C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2A343C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2A343C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2A343C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#212930

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#191F24

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#101418

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Black

#000000

#2A343C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2A343C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#293B3C

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#293C35

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#2A343C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#3C322A
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3C3B2A
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#3C2A2B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#2A3C3B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#3C2A34
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#343C2A
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#322A3C
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#3C322A
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#343C2A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3B2A3C
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#3C322A
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#2B3C2A
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Nearest named colors to #2A343C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gunmetal color link
Gunmetal

#2A3439

Blueprint color link
Blueprint

#2A313F

Mosaic color link
Mosaic

#293741

Dark Slate Grey color link
Dark Slate Grey

#25383C

Iron Storage color link
Iron Storage

#2B3736

Traccia color link
Traccia

#2A3335

Black Rock color link
Black Rock

#2C2D3C

Double Tuna color link
Double Tuna

#2F3237

Elephant color link
Elephant

#243640

Tornado color link
Tornado

#272D3C

Crater Smoke color link
Crater Smoke

#2F2E3A

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

#2A343C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A343C
  • RGB42, 52, 60
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 76
  • HSL207°, 18%, 20%
  • HSL Precise206.667°, 17.647%, 20%
  • HSV207°, 30%, 24%
  • HSB207°, 30%, 24%
  • HEX ID2A343C
  • DECIMAL ID2765884
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
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