Cobalt Nocturne Muted — #2A303C Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(42, 48, 60)

HSL

hsl(220, 18%, 20%)

Metrics

S 18% · L 20%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

13.2:1AA

on black

1.6:1Fail

Recent trail

About this color

Cobalt Nocturne Muted (#2A303C) belongs to the blue family — hue 220°, 18% saturation, 20% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS

:root {
  --colorarchive-cobalt-nocturne-muted: #2A303C; /* hsl(220, 18%, 20%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Cobalt Shadow Muted

#3B4354 · hsl(220, 18%, 28%)

Darker companion

Cobalt Ink Muted

#1D222A · hsl(220, 18%, 14%)

Complementary counterpoint

Apricot Nocturne Muted

#3C362A · hsl(40, 18%, 20%)

Analogous lead

Iris Nocturne Muted

#2A2A3C · hsl(240, 18%, 20%)

Analogous echo

Azure Nocturne Muted

#2A363C · hsl(200, 18%, 20%)

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Base: Cobalt Nocturne Muted #2A303C
Lighter companion: Cobalt Shadow Muted #3B4354
Darker companion: Cobalt Ink Muted #1D222A
Complementary counterpoint: Apricot Nocturne Muted #3C362A
Analogous lead: Iris Nocturne Muted #2A2A3C
Analogous echo: Azure Nocturne Muted #2A363C