#2a232b

Color #2a232b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a232b

RGB

rgb(42, 35, 43)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(14.78, 5.17, -4.08)

LCH

lch(14.78, 6.59, 321.72)

OKLCH

oklch(26.7%, 0.0177, 322.1)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 13.7%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242b23

Analogous

#26232b

#2a232b

#2b2328

Triadic

#2a232b

#2b2a23

#232b2a

Split-complementary

#2a232b

#282b23

#232b26

Tetradic

#2a232b

#2b2324

#242b23

#232b2a

Square

#2a232b

#2b2623

#242b23

#23282b

Shades

Color #2a232b mixed toward black.

#231d24

#1c171d

#151116

#0e0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #2a232b mixed toward white.

#514353

#78647a

#9b889e

#bdb0be

#ded7df

Tones

Color #2a232b mixed toward gray.

#2a242a

#29242a

#292529

#282628

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272729 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#282829 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#2a2827 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a232b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a232b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2a232b (#2a232b) is rgb(42, 35, 43) in RGB.

No, #2a232b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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