#2a2a35

Color #2a2a35

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.54 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2a35

RGB

rgb(42, 42, 53)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.6%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 20.8%, 20.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 20.8%, 0%, 79.2%)

LAB

lab(17.48, 2.87, -7.07)

LCH

lch(17.48, 7.63, 292.09)

OKLCH

oklch(29%, 0.02, 285.08)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.5%, 79.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35352a

Analogous

#2a2f35

#2a2a35

#2f2a35

Triadic

#2a2a35

#352a2a

#2a352a

Split-complementary

#2a2a35

#352f2a

#2f352a

Tetradic

#2a2a35

#352a35

#35352a

#2a352a

Square

#2a2a35

#352a2f

#35352a

#2a352f

Shades

Color #2a2a35 mixed toward black.

#23232c

#1c1c23

#15151a

#0e0e12

#070709

Tints

Color #2a2a35 mixed toward white.

#49495c

#676782

#8b8ba3

#b2b2c2

#d8d8e0

Tones

Color #2a2a35 mixed toward gray.

#2b2b34

#2c2c33

#2d2d32

#2e2e31

#2f2f30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a33 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#2a2a32 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#2a3130 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2a35;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2a35]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a2a35 (#2a2a35) is rgb(42, 42, 53) in RGB.

No, #2a2a35 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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