#2b252c

Color #2b252c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b252c

RGB

rgb(43, 37, 44)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 8.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 15.9%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(15.58, 4.44, -3.58)

LCH

lch(15.58, 5.7, 321.12)

OKLCH

oklch(27.4%, 0.0154, 321.34)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 14.5%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262c25

Analogous

#28252c

#2b252c

#2c252a

Triadic

#2b252c

#2c2b25

#252c2b

Split-complementary

#2b252c

#2a2c25

#252c28

Tetradic

#2b252c

#2c2526

#262c25

#252c2b

Square

#2b252c

#2c2825

#262c25

#252a2c

Shades

Color #2b252c mixed toward black.

#241f25

#1d191d

#161316

#0e0c0f

#070607

Tints

Color #2b252c mixed toward white.

#514653

#77667a

#9a8b9d

#bcb1be

#ddd8de

Tones

Color #2b252c mixed toward gray.

#2b262b

#2a262b

#2a272a

#29272a

#292829

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29282a · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#29292a · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#2b2929 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b252c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b252c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2b252c (#2b252c) is rgb(43, 37, 44) in RGB.

No, #2b252c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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