#2a272b

Color #2a272b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a272b

RGB

rgb(42, 39, 43)

HSL

hsl(285, 4.9%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 9.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.09, 2.33, -2.13)

LCH

lch(16.09, 3.16, 317.57)

OKLCH

oklch(27.8%, 0.0084, 317.41)

HWB

hwb(285, 15.3%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282b27

Analogous

#28272b

#2a272b

#2b272a

Triadic

#2a272b

#2b2a27

#272b2a

Split-complementary

#2a272b

#2a2b27

#272b28

Tetradic

#2a272b

#2b2728

#282b27

#272b2a

Square

#2a272b

#2b2827

#282b27

#272a2b

Shades

Color #2a272b mixed toward black.

#232124

#1c1a1d

#151416

#0e0d0e

#070707

Tints

Color #2a272b mixed toward white.

#4f4950

#736b76

#978f99

#b9b4bb

#dcdadd

Tones

Color #2a272b mixed toward gray.

#2a272b

#2a282a

#29282a

#292929

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292a · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#29292a · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#2a2929 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a272b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a272b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#2a272b (#2a272b) is rgb(42, 39, 43) in RGB.

No, #2a272b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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