Information about #2A4F55 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #2A4F55 reads as a mildly saturated cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Slightly further away sit Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F) and Arapawa (#274A5D).
In RGB terms — rgb(42, 79, 85) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #2A4F55 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#2A4F55 color variations
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#2A4F55 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2A4F55 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2A4F55 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2A4F55 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2A4F55 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 #2A4F55 color
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Nearest named colors to #2A4F55
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#275359
#2F4F4F
#274A5D
#344D56
#275953
#29465B
#304E5E
#1F4F54
#2E5060
#354E51
#2F5A57
#35514F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2A4F55
- RGB42, 79, 85
- CMYK17, 2, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(42, 79, 85)
- HSL188°, 34%, 25%
- HSL Precise188.372°, 33.858%, 24.902%
- HSV188°, 51%, 33%
- HSB188°, 51%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
- GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.310, 0.333)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.310, 0.333, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.310, 0.333)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2A4F55
- DECIMAL ID2772821
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
