#2a3836

Color #2a3836

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3836

RGB

rgb(42, 56, 54)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 14.3%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 25%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 0%, 3.6%, 78%)

LAB

lab(22.26, -6.27, -0.65)

LCH

lch(22.26, 6.3, 185.92)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0188, 185.5)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 16.5%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#382a2c

Analogous

#2a382f

#2a3836

#2a3338

Triadic

#2a3836

#362a38

#38362a

Split-complementary

#2a3836

#382a33

#382f2a

Tetradic

#2a3836

#2a2c38

#382a2c

#38362a

Square

#2a3836

#2f2a38

#382a2c

#33382a

Shades

Color #2a3836 mixed toward black.

#232f2d

#1c2524

#151c1b

#0e1312

#070909

Tints

Color #2a3836 mixed toward white.

#475f5c

#658682

#89a7a2

#b0c4c1

#d8e2e0

Tones

Color #2a3836 mixed toward gray.

#2b3735

#2c3634

#2d3433

#2f3333

#303232

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#313136 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#302f37 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#2b3737 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 7.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3836;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3836]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2a3836 (#2a3836) is rgb(42, 56, 54) in RGB.

No, #2a3836 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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