#2b232d

Color #2b232d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b232d

RGB

rgb(43, 35, 45)

HSL

hsl(288, 12.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 22.2%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(14.98, 6.11, -5.2)

LCH

lch(14.98, 8.02, 319.6)

OKLCH

oklch(26.9%, 0.0215, 319.34)

HWB

hwb(288, 13.7%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252d23

Analogous

#26232d

#2b232d

#2d232a

Triadic

#2b232d

#2d2b23

#232d2b

Split-complementary

#2b232d

#2a2d23

#232d26

Tetradic

#2b232d

#2d2325

#252d23

#232d2b

Square

#2b232d

#2d2623

#252d23

#232a2d

Shades

Color #2b232d mixed toward black.

#241d26

#1d171e

#161217

#0e0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2b232d mixed toward white.

#524255

#78627e

#9c86a1

#bdaec0

#ded7e0

Tones

Color #2b232d mixed toward gray.

#2b242c

#2a252b

#2a262b

#29262a

#292729

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282b · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#28292a · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#2b2929 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b232d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b232d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#2b232d (#2b232d) is rgb(43, 35, 45) in RGB.

No, #2b232d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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