#2a2e31

Color #2a2e31

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2e31

RGB

rgb(42, 46, 49)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 7.7%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 14.3%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 6.1%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(18.66, -0.98, -2.53)

LCH

lch(18.66, 2.71, 248.83)

OKLCH

oklch(29.8%, 0.0078, 240.16)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 16.5%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#312d2a

Analogous

#2a3130

#2a2e31

#2a2a31

Triadic

#2a2e31

#312a2e

#2e312a

Split-complementary

#2a2e31

#312a2a

#31302a

Tetradic

#2a2e31

#2d2a31

#312d2a

#2e312a

Square

#2a2e31

#302a31

#312d2a

#2a312a

Shades

Color #2a2e31 mixed toward black.

#232629

#1c1f21

#151718

#0e0f10

#070808

Tints

Color #2a2e31 mixed toward white.

#4a5157

#6a757c

#8e979e

#b4babf

#d9dcdf

Tones

Color #2a2e31 mixed toward gray.

#2a2e30

#2b2e30

#2c2e2f

#2d2d2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.53:1

White text reads better on this background (13.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c30 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#2c2b30 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#2a3030 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2e31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2e31]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2a2e31 (#2a2e31) is rgb(42, 46, 49) in RGB.

No, #2a2e31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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