#2b272b

Color #2b272b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b272b

RGB

rgb(43, 39, 43)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.9%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 9.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.2, 2.78, -1.96)

LCH

lch(16.2, 3.4, 324.81)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.0092, 325.62)

HWB

hwb(300, 15.3%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272b27

Analogous

#29272b

#2b272b

#2b2729

Triadic

#2b272b

#2b2b27

#272b2b

Split-complementary

#2b272b

#292b27

#272b29

Tetradic

#2b272b

#2b2727

#272b27

#272b2b

Square

#2b272b

#2b2927

#272b27

#27292b

Shades

Color #2b272b mixed toward black.

#242124

#1d1a1d

#161416

#0e0d0e

#070707

Tints

Color #2b272b mixed toward white.

#504950

#766b76

#998f99

#bbb4bb

#dddadd

Tones

Color #2b272b mixed toward gray.

#2b272b

#2a282a

#292929

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292a · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#2b2929 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b272b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b272b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#2b272b (#2b272b) is rgb(43, 39, 43) in RGB.

No, #2b272b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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