#2b242a

Color #2b242a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b242a

RGB

rgb(43, 36, 42)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 8.9%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 16.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 2.3%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(15.18, 4.66, -2.76)

LCH

lch(15.18, 5.42, 329.36)

OKLCH

oklch(27.1%, 0.0149, 330.68)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 14.1%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242b25

Analogous

#29242b

#2b242a

#2b2427

Triadic

#2b242a

#2a2b24

#242a2b

Split-complementary

#2b242a

#272b24

#242b29

Tetradic

#2b242a

#2b2524

#242b25

#242a2b

Square

#2b242a

#2b2924

#242b25

#24272b

Shades

Color #2b242a mixed toward black.

#241e23

#1d181c

#161215

#0e0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #2b242a mixed toward white.

#524550

#796576

#9d8a9a

#beb1bc

#ded8dd

Tones

Color #2b242a mixed toward gray.

#2a252a

#2a2529

#292629

#292628

#282728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282829 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#292928 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#2b2827 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b242a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b242a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2b242a (#2b242a) is rgb(43, 36, 42) in RGB.

No, #2b242a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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