Information about #2A353C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained azure, #2A353C leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gunmetal (#2A3439). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blueprint (#2A313F) and Mosaic (#293741).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(42, 53, 60)), which gives #2A353C its character. If you plan to put text on a #2A353C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#2A353C color variations
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#2A353C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2A353C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2A353C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2A353C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2A353C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2A353C color
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Nearest named colors to #2A353C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2A3439
#2A313F
#293741
#25383C
#2B3736
#243640
#2A3335
#2F3237
#2C2D3C
#243442
#272D3C
#32373F
#2A353C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2A353C
- RGB42, 53, 60
- CMYK7, 3, 0, 76
- CSSrgb(42, 53, 60)
- HSL203°, 18%, 20%
- HSL Precise203.333°, 17.647%, 20%
- HSV203°, 30%, 24%
- HSB203°, 30%, 24%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.208, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.208, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.208, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2A353C
- DECIMAL ID2766140
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers338 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
