#2a282f

Color #2a282f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a282f

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 47)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 8%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 14.9%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(16.58, 2.65, -4.23)

LCH

lch(16.58, 4.99, 302.07)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.013, 298.54)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 15.7%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2f28

Analogous

#282a2f

#2a282f

#2e282f

Triadic

#2a282f

#2f2a28

#282f2a

Split-complementary

#2a282f

#2f2e28

#2a2f28

Tetradic

#2a282f

#2f282d

#2d2f28

#282f2a

Square

#2a282f

#2f282a

#2d2f28

#282f2e

Shades

Color #2a282f mixed toward black.

#232127

#1c1b1f

#151418

#0e0d10

#070708

Tints

Color #2a282f mixed toward white.

#4c4955

#6e697b

#928d9e

#b6b3be

#dbd9df

Tones

Color #2a282f mixed toward gray.

#2a292f

#2b292e

#2b2a2d

#2b2b2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292d · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#29292d · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#2a2c2c · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a282f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a282f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2a282f (#2a282f) is rgb(42, 40, 47) in RGB.

No, #2a282f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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