Information about #2A3E47 color

#2A3E47 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A3E47 falls into the Azure Color FamilyMild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 62, 71) — 16.5% red, 24.3% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 4 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2A3E47 reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tarawera (#253C48). Slightly further away sit Japanese Indigo (#264348) and Warrior (#2D3B42).

The recipe behind #2A3E47 is rgb(42, 62, 71), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A3E47: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2A3E47 color variations

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#2A3E47 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2A3E47

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

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Warrior color link
Warrior

#2D3B42

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Mosaic color link
Mosaic

#293741

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Tiki Tour color link
Tiki Tour

#234040

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Bunting color link
Bunting

#2B3449

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Vintage Navy color link
Vintage Navy

#2A344D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A3E47
  • RGB42, 62, 71
  • CMYK11, 4, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(42, 62, 71)
  • HSL199°, 26%, 22%
  • HSL Precise198.621°, 25.664%, 22.157%
  • HSV199°, 41%, 28%
  • HSB199°, 41%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.243, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.243, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.243, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2A3E47
  • DECIMAL ID2768455
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01