#2b2b2f

Color #2b2b2f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2b2f

RGB

rgb(43, 43, 47)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.4%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.5%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 8.5%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(17.68, 0.99, -2.59)

LCH

lch(17.68, 2.77, 290.92)

OKLCH

oklch(29.1%, 0.0072, 286.16)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.9%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f2f2b

Analogous

#2b2d2f

#2b2b2f

#2d2b2f

Triadic

#2b2b2f

#2f2b2b

#2b2f2b

Split-complementary

#2b2b2f

#2f2d2b

#2d2f2b

Tetradic

#2b2b2f

#2f2b2f

#2f2f2b

#2b2f2b

Square

#2b2b2f

#2f2b2d

#2f2f2b

#2b2f2d

Shades

Color #2b2b2f mixed toward black.

#242427

#1d1d1f

#151517

#0e0e10

#070708

Tints

Color #2b2b2f mixed toward white.

#4c4c53

#6e6e78

#91919b

#b6b6bc

#dadade

Tones

Color #2b2b2f mixed toward gray.

#2b2b2f

#2c2c2e

#2d2d2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.49:1

White text reads better on this background (14.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b2e · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#2b2b2e · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#2b2d2d · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2b2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2b2f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2b2b2f (#2b2b2f) is rgb(43, 43, 47) in RGB.

No, #2b2b2f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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