#2A111A

Accessibility

AAA

17.59:1

Vs white / black

17.59:1 · 1.19:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#2a111a

RGB

rgb(42, 17, 26)

RGBA

rgba(42, 17, 26, 1)

HSL

hsl(338, 42%, 12%)

HSLA

hsla(338, 42%, 12%, 1)

HSV

hsv(338, 60%, 16%)

LAB

lab(8.72% 14.29 -0.52)

LCH

lch(8.72% 14.3 357.92)

OKLAB

oklab(0.2187 0.0433 -0.0012)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2187 0.0433 358.41)

XYZ

xyz(1.34, 0.97, 1.09)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60%, 38%, 84%)

CSS

color: #2a111a;

CSS variable

--color-2a111a: #2a111a;

SCSS

$color-2a111a: #2a111a;

JavaScript

const color = "#2a111a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#2a111a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#2a111a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#2a111a", "rgb": { "r": 42, "g": 17, "b": 26 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.2187 0.0433 358.41)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#2a111a-1: #2a111a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

pink-950

Very different · ΔE 11.18 · #500724

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 15.33 · #000000

Nearest Material color

brown-900

Very different · ΔE 9.36 · #3E2723

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 17.11 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffeef5 100f9e0e7 200e8ccd4 300d4b4bd 400b997a1 5009d7c86 600846770 7006a5259 800513d43 900392a2f 95023161a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

edebec dcd7d9 cac4c6 b8b0b3 a69ca0 95888d 837479 716066 5f4d53 4e3940 3c252d 2a111a 271018 230e16 200d14 1c0b11 180a0f 15090d 12070b 0e0609 0b0407 070304 040102

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

edebec dcd7d9 cac4c6 b8b0b3 a69ca0 95888d 837479 716066 5f4d53 4e3940 3c252d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

271018 230e16 200d14 1c0b11 180a0f 15090d 12070b 0e0609 0b0407 070304 040102

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

311a23 38242b 402d34 47363c 4e3f45 55494d 5c5256 635b5e 6b6467 726e6f 797778

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#2A111AStop 1 #122B22Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#2B1228Stop 1 #2A111AStop 2 #2B1512Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#2A111AStop 1 #1B2B12Stop 2 #121B2BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#2A111AStop 1 #122B15Stop 2 #12282BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#481E2DStop 1 #7F344FStop 2 #B54A71Stop 3 #CB809CStop 4 #E1B7C6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #2a111a works

#2A111A (#2a111a) sits in the red family at about 338° hue, 42% saturation, and 12% lightness. Contrast is 17.59:1 on white and 1.19:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: pink-950 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #2a111a is 1.19:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #330000#330000 Material Brown 900#3E2723 Tailwind pink 950#500724 Tailwind rose 950#4C0519 Tailwind red 950#450A0A Material You On Surface#1C1B1F Web Safe #330033#330033 Material Brown 800#4E342E Tailwind stone 800#292524 Tailwind orange 950#431407 Tailwind stone 900#1C1917 Tailwind zinc 900#18181B