#2b3236

Color #2b3236

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b3236

RGB

rgb(43, 50, 54)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 11.3%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 20.4%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(20.29, -1.94, -3.55)

LCH

lch(20.29, 4.05, 241.34)

OKLCH

oklch(31.2%, 0.0121, 232.75)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 16.9%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#362f2b

Analogous

#2b3634

#2b3236

#2b2c36

Triadic

#2b3236

#362b32

#32362b

Split-complementary

#2b3236

#362b2c

#36342b

Tetradic

#2b3236

#2f2b36

#362f2b

#32362b

Square

#2b3236

#342b36

#362f2b

#2c362b

Shades

Color #2b3236 mixed toward black.

#242a2d

#1d2124

#15191b

#0e1112

#070809

Tints

Color #2b3236 mixed toward white.

#4a555c

#687983

#8c9ba3

#b2bcc2

#d9dee0

Tones

Color #2b3236 mixed toward gray.

#2c3235

#2d3134

#2e3133

#2f3132

#303131

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.61:1

White text reads better on this background (13.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e35 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#2e2d35 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#2b3434 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b3236;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b3236]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#2b3236 (#2b3236) is rgb(43, 50, 54) in RGB.

No, #2b3236 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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