#2a2c33

Color #2a2c33

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2c33

RGB

rgb(42, 44, 51)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 9.7%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 17.6%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(18.07, 0.93, -4.8)

LCH

lch(18.07, 4.89, 280.97)

OKLCH

oklch(29.4%, 0.013, 273.08)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 16.5%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#33312a

Analogous

#2a3033

#2a2c33

#2c2a33

Triadic

#2a2c33

#332a2c

#2c332a

Split-complementary

#2a2c33

#332c2a

#30332a

Tetradic

#2a2c33

#312a33

#33312a

#2c332a

Square

#2a2c33

#332a30

#33312a

#2a332c

Shades

Color #2a2c33 mixed toward black.

#23252a

#1c1d22

#151619

#0e0f11

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2c33 mixed toward white.

#494d59

#696e7f

#8d91a1

#b3b6c0

#d9dae0

Tones

Color #2a2c33 mixed toward gray.

#2b2c32

#2b2d31

#2c2d31

#2d2e30

#2e2e2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b31 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#2b2b31 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#2a3030 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2c33;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2c33]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2c33 (#2a2c33) is rgb(42, 44, 51) in RGB.

No, #2a2c33 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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