#2A596A Color

#2A596A is rgb(42, 89, 106) in RGB and hsl(196, 43%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A596A

HEX#2A596A

RGBrgb(42, 89, 106)

HSLhsl(196, 43%, 29%)

HSVhsv(196, 60%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(43.8% 0.058 224.2)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 16%, 0%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A596A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A596A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A596A Complementary#6A3B2A Analogous#2A6A5B Analogous#2A396A Triadic#6A2A59 Triadic#596A2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A596A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#39778E #4796B3 #69ABC3 #8ABED0 #AFD2DF #D3E7EE

Shades

#244D5B #204350 #1A3742 #162E37 #102228 #0C181D

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