#2b2228

Color #2b2228

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2228

RGB

rgb(43, 34, 40)

HSL

hsl(320, 11.7%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 20.9%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 7%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(14.46, 5.61, -2.39)

LCH

lch(14.46, 6.1, 336.92)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0173, 338.63)

HWB

hwb(320, 13.3%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222b25

Analogous

#2a222b

#2b2228

#2b2224

Triadic

#2b2228

#282b22

#22282b

Split-complementary

#2b2228

#242b22

#222b2a

Tetradic

#2b2228

#2b2522

#222b25

#22282b

Square

#2b2228

#2b2a22

#222b25

#22242b

Shades

Color #2b2228 mixed toward black.

#241c21

#1d171b

#161114

#0e0b0d

#070607

Tints

Color #2b2228 mixed toward white.

#53424d

#7c6273

#9f8697

#bfaeba

#dfd7dc

Tones

Color #2b2228 mixed toward gray.

#2a2328

#2a2428

#292427

#282527

#272627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272727 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#282926 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#2b2625 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2228;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2228]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b2228 (#2b2228) is rgb(43, 34, 40) in RGB.

No, #2b2228 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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