#2a3736

Color #2a3736

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3736

RGB

rgb(42, 55, 54)

HSL

hsl(175.4, 13.4%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(175.4, 23.6%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 0%, 1.8%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(21.91, -5.63, -1.15)

LCH

lch(21.91, 5.75, 191.54)

OKLCH

oklch(32.5%, 0.0174, 190.6)

HWB

hwb(175.4, 16.5%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#372a2b

Analogous

#2a372f

#2a3736

#2a3137

Triadic

#2a3736

#362a37

#37362a

Split-complementary

#2a3736

#372a31

#372f2a

Tetradic

#2a3736

#2a2b37

#372a2b

#37362a

Square

#2a3736

#2f2a37

#372a2b

#31372a

Shades

Color #2a3736 mixed toward black.

#232e2d

#1c2524

#151b1b

#0e1212

#070909

Tints

Color #2a3736 mixed toward white.

#485e5c

#668583

#8aa6a3

#b1c3c2

#d8e1e0

Tones

Color #2a3736 mixed toward gray.

#2b3635

#2c3534

#2d3433

#2e3332

#2f3231

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303036 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#2f2e36 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#2b3636 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3736;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3736]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2a3736 (#2a3736) is rgb(42, 55, 54) in RGB.

No, #2a3736 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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