#2a3231

Color #2a3231

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3231

RGB

rgb(42, 50, 49)

HSL

hsl(172.5, 8.7%, 18%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.5, 16%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(20.02, -3.67, -0.52)

LCH

lch(20.02, 3.71, 188.06)

OKLCH

oklch(30.9%, 0.0111, 187.25)

HWB

hwb(172.5, 16.5%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#322a2b

Analogous

#2a322d

#2a3231

#2a2f32

Triadic

#2a3231

#312a32

#32312a

Split-complementary

#2a3231

#322a2f

#322d2a

Tetradic

#2a3231

#2a2b32

#322a2b

#32312a

Square

#2a3231

#2d2a32

#322a2b

#2f322a

Shades

Color #2a3231 mixed toward black.

#232a29

#1c2121

#151918

#0e1110

#070808

Tints

Color #2a3231 mixed toward white.

#4a5856

#6a7e7b

#8da09d

#b3bfbe

#d9dfde

Tones

Color #2a3231 mixed toward gray.

#2b3130

#2c302f

#2d2f2f

#2d2f2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.6:1

White text reads better on this background (13.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e31 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#2d2d31 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#2a3131 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3231;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3231]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2a3231 (#2a3231) is rgb(42, 50, 49) in RGB.

No, #2a3231 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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