#2c232f

Color #2c232f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2c232f

RGB

rgb(44, 35, 47)

HSL

hsl(285, 14.6%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 25.5%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(15.18, 7.05, -6.31)

LCH

lch(15.18, 9.46, 318.17)

OKLCH

oklch(27.2%, 0.0253, 317.73)

HWB

hwb(285, 13.7%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262f23

Analogous

#26232f

#2c232f

#2f232c

Triadic

#2c232f

#2f2c23

#232f2c

Split-complementary

#2c232f

#2c2f23

#232f26

Tetradic

#2c232f

#2f2326

#262f23

#232f2c

Square

#2c232f

#2f2623

#262f23

#232c2f

Shades

Color #2c232f mixed toward black.

#251d27

#1d171f

#161218

#0f0c10

#070608

Tints

Color #2c232f mixed toward white.

#524258

#796081

#9c84a4

#bdadc2

#ded6e1

Tones

Color #2c232f mixed toward gray.

#2c242e

#2b252d

#2b262c

#2a272b

#2a282a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282c · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#292a2c · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#2c2a2a · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c232f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c232f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#2c232f (#2c232f) is rgb(44, 35, 47) in RGB.

No, #2c232f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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