#2b2730

Color #2b2730

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2730

RGB

rgb(43, 39, 48)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 10.3%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 18.7%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(16.4, 4.04, -5.2)

LCH

lch(16.4, 6.58, 307.84)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0172, 305.54)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 15.3%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c3027

Analogous

#272830

#2b2730

#302730

Triadic

#2b2730

#302b27

#27302b

Split-complementary

#2b2730

#303027

#283027

Tetradic

#2b2730

#30272c

#2c3027

#27302b

Square

#2b2730

#302728

#2c3027

#273030

Shades

Color #2b2730 mixed toward black.

#242128

#1d1a20

#161418

#0e0d10

#070708

Tints

Color #2b2730 mixed toward white.

#4e4757

#71667e

#948aa0

#b8b1c0

#dbd8df

Tones

Color #2b2730 mixed toward gray.

#2b282f

#2b292f

#2b292e

#2b2a2d

#2c2b2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292e · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2d · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#2b2c2c · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2730;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2730]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2b2730 (#2b2730) is rgb(43, 39, 48) in RGB.

No, #2b2730 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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