#2a2b2d

Color #2a2b2d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2b2d

RGB

rgb(42, 43, 45)

HSL

hsl(220, 3.4%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 6.7%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 4.4%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(17.5, 0.05, -1.45)

LCH

lch(17.5, 1.45, 271.97)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0039, 264.14)

HWB

hwb(220, 16.5%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2c2a

Analogous

#2a2d2d

#2a2b2d

#2b2a2d

Triadic

#2a2b2d

#2d2a2b

#2b2d2a

Split-complementary

#2a2b2d

#2d2b2a

#2d2d2a

Tetradic

#2a2b2d

#2c2a2d

#2d2c2a

#2b2d2a

Square

#2a2b2d

#2d2a2d

#2d2c2a

#2a2d2b

Shades

Color #2a2b2d mixed toward black.

#232426

#1c1d1e

#151617

#0e0e0f

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2b2d mixed toward white.

#4c4e52

#6e7176

#929499

#b6b8bb

#dbdbdd

Tones

Color #2a2b2d mixed toward gray.

#2a2b2d

#2b2b2d

#2b2b2c

#2b2c2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2d · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2c · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#2a2c2c · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 1.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2b2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2b2d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2b2d (#2a2b2d) is rgb(42, 43, 45) in RGB.

No, #2a2b2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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