#2a2c37

Color #2a2c37

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2c37

RGB

rgb(42, 44, 55)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 13.4%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 23.6%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 20%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(18.23, 2.04, -7.33)

LCH

lch(18.23, 7.61, 285.55)

OKLCH

oklch(29.6%, 0.0202, 277.13)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 16.5%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37352a

Analogous

#2a3237

#2a2c37

#2e2a37

Triadic

#2a2c37

#372a2c

#2c372a

Split-complementary

#2a2c37

#372e2a

#32372a

Tetradic

#2a2c37

#352a37

#37352a

#2c372a

Square

#2a2c37

#372a32

#37352a

#2a372e

Shades

Color #2a2c37 mixed toward black.

#23252e

#1c1d25

#15161b

#0e0f12

#070709

Tints

Color #2a2c37 mixed toward white.

#484b5e

#666a85

#8a8ea6

#b1b4c3

#d8d9e1

Tones

Color #2a2c37 mixed toward gray.

#2b2d36

#2c2d35

#2d2e34

#2e2f33

#2f3032

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b35 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#2b2b34 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#2a3332 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2c37;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2c37]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2c37 (#2a2c37) is rgb(42, 44, 55) in RGB.

No, #2a2c37 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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