#2a2827

Color #2a2827

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.55 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2827

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 39)

HSL

hsl(20, 3.7%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 7.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 7.1%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(16.29, 0.68, 0.98)

LCH

lch(16.29, 1.19, 55.24)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.0035, 48.5)

HWB

hwb(20, 15.3%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27292a

Analogous

#2a2728

#2a2827

#2a2a27

Triadic

#2a2827

#272a28

#28272a

Split-complementary

#2a2827

#272a2a

#27282a

Tetradic

#2a2827

#292a27

#27292a

#28272a

Square

#2a2827

#282a27

#27292a

#2a272a

Shades

Color #2a2827 mixed toward black.

#232121

#1c1b1a

#151414

#0e0d0d

#070707

Tints

Color #2a2827 mixed toward white.

#4f4b49

#746f6c

#989290

#bab7b5

#dddbda

Tones

Color #2a2827 mixed toward gray.

#2a2827

#2a2828

#292828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292927 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#292927 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#2a2727 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2827;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2827]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#2a2827 (#2a2827) is rgb(42, 40, 39) in RGB.

No, #2a2827 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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