#2c242d

Color #2c242d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c242d

RGB

rgb(44, 36, 45)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 11.1%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 20%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 20%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(15.42, 5.84, -4.53)

LCH

lch(15.42, 7.39, 322.2)

OKLCH

oklch(27.3%, 0.0199, 322.55)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 14.1%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252d24

Analogous

#28242d

#2c242d

#2d242a

Triadic

#2c242d

#2d2c24

#242d2c

Split-complementary

#2c242d

#2a2d24

#242d28

Tetradic

#2c242d

#2d2425

#252d24

#242d2c

Square

#2c242d

#2d2824

#252d24

#242a2d

Shades

Color #2c242d mixed toward black.

#251e26

#1d181e

#161217

#0f0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2c242d mixed toward white.

#534455

#7a647c

#9d88a0

#beb0bf

#ded7df

Tones

Color #2c242d mixed toward gray.

#2b252c

#2b262c

#2a262b

#2a272a

#292829

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292b · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#292a2b · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#2c2929 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c242d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c242d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2c242d (#2c242d) is rgb(44, 36, 45) in RGB.

No, #2c242d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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