#2b2c31

Color #2b2c31

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2c31

RGB

rgb(43, 44, 49)

HSL

hsl(230, 6.5%, 18%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 12.2%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(18.08, 0.81, -3.37)

LCH

lch(18.08, 3.47, 283.52)

OKLCH

oklch(29.4%, 0.0092, 276.89)

HWB

hwb(230, 16.9%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#31302b

Analogous

#2b2f31

#2b2c31

#2d2b31

Triadic

#2b2c31

#312b2c

#2c312b

Split-complementary

#2b2c31

#312d2b

#2f312b

Tetradic

#2b2c31

#302b31

#31302b

#2c312b

Square

#2b2c31

#312b2f

#31302b

#2b312d

Shades

Color #2b2c31 mixed toward black.

#242529

#1d1d21

#151618

#0e0f10

#070708

Tints

Color #2b2c31 mixed toward white.

#4c4d56

#6c6f7b

#90929d

#b5b6be

#dadbde

Tones

Color #2b2c31 mixed toward gray.

#2b2c30

#2c2d30

#2c2d2f

#2d2d2f

#2d2e2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b30 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#2b2b30 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#2b2f2f · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2c31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2c31]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b2c31 (#2b2c31) is rgb(43, 44, 49) in RGB.

No, #2b2c31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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