#2A4646 Color

#2A4646 is rgb(42, 70, 70) in RGB, hsl(180, 25%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Indigo (#264348), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2A4646

HEX#2A4646

RGBrgb(42, 70, 70)

HSLhsl(180, 25%, 22%)

HSVhsv(180, 40%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.034 195.8)

LABlab(27.51% -11.00 -3.54)

LCHlch(27.51% 11.55 197.85)

What #2A4646 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2A4646, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 3.45 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 3.86 Zydeco#20483FΔE 7.24 Charcoal#36454FΔE 8.26 Outer Space#414A4CΔE 8.3 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 8.31

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#2A4646 Channel Values

How #2A4646 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 42 · G 70 · B 70	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 25% · L 22%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 40% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.18:1 vs white · 2.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2A4646 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2A4646

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2A4646; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #2A4646

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #2A4646 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2A4646

Protanopia#424246

Protanomaly#3A4446

Deuteranopia#3E3E47

Deuteranomaly#374246

Tritanopia#2A4646

Tritanomaly#2A4646

Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #2A4646 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2a4646: #2A4646;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2A4646;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2a4646': '#2A4646' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.275, blue: 0.275)

Android XML<color name="color_2a4646">#2A4646</color>

SVG fillfill="#2A4646"

More Teal Colors

#2A4646 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

2b748c 29a39f 2bcaca 26a7de 2d383a 264348 2d848f 25d4cc 2e4b4d 24ffff 2f4f4f 24fbff 3aa8c1 57ffff 76d7ea 96c0c0 b6d2d3 d4f1f9 eefbfb 005f6a 009689 00dbdb 0b2d2c 176d6d

#2A4646 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2A4646?

#2A4646 is a dark teal — rgb(42, 70, 70) in RGB and hsl(180, 25%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Indigo (#264348), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #2A4646?

#2A4646 is rgb(42, 70, 70) — red 42, green 70, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2A4646?

#2A4646 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2A4646 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2A4646 scores 10.18:1 against white and 2.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2A4646 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2A4646 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 3.86, which is very hard to tell apart.

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