HEX atlas value

#2A2725

#2A2725 is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Rubber. RGB 42, 39, 37, HSL 24° 6% 15%, luminance 0.0208; view contrast and conversions.

gray neutral dark

#2A2725 Sample readable text

HEX #2A2725

RGB rgb(42, 39, 37)

HSL hsl(24 6% 15%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 12, 84)

Luminance 0.0208

Contrast Black 1.42:1White 14.83:1

CSS

--color-2a2725: #2A2725;
.background-2a2725 { background-color: #2A2725; }
.text-2a2725 { color: #2A2725; }

HEX meaning and use

About #2A2725

#2A2725 is classified as a neutral gray value with dark visual character. #2A2725 is visually closest to Rubber, a named gray color with HEX #2A2725.

The RGB channels are 42, 39, and 37, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg with 6% saturation and 15% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0208, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.42:1AA Fail

White text14.83:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2A2725 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.42:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF14.83:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#000000 · #FFFFFF text · best 21:1 Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C · #FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1 Raisin#242124 · #FFFFFF text · best 15.93:1 #292424#292424 · #FFFFFF text · best 15.31:1 #262626#262626 · #FFFFFF text · best 15.13:1

Generated Palette

Rubber#2A2725

#242729#242729

#292424#292424

#292824#292824

#59534F#59534F

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#242729#242729

#292424#292424

#292824#292824

#242926#242926

#262429#262429

Variants

#59534F#59534F

Black#000000

#31241C#31241C

#262626#262626

#666666#666666

#752F00#752F00

Nearest Named Colors

Rubber#2A2725

Slate Black#26282A

Asphalt#2B2B2B

Raisin#242124

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Luminance0.0208

Black text1.42:1AA Fail

White text14.83:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#2A2725","rgb":[42,39,37],"hsl":[24,6,15],"cmyk":[0,7,12,84],"luminance":0.0208,"contrast":{"black":1.42,"white":14.83}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":14.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.32,"contrastWhite":15.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#292424","hex":"#292424","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#262626","hex":"#262626","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","dark","dark gray","Rubber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2a2725.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#242729","analogous":["#292424","#292824"],"triadic":["#242926","#262429"],"tetradic":["#242924","#242729","#282429"],"splitComplementary":["#242928","#242429"],"monochromatic":["#59534F","#2A2725","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#59534F","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#31241C","desaturated":"#262626","pastel":"#666666","neon":"#752F00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":0},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":8.54400374531753},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":19.949937343260004}]

#2A2725

CSS

About #2A2725

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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