#2c252e

Color #2c252e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2c252e

RGB

rgb(44, 37, 46)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 10.8%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 19.6%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(15.78, 5.38, -4.7)

LCH

lch(15.78, 7.14, 318.86)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0191, 318.62)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 14.5%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272e25

Analogous

#28252e

#2c252e

#2e252c

Triadic

#2c252e

#2e2c25

#252e2c

Split-complementary

#2c252e

#2c2e25

#252e28

Tetradic

#2c252e

#2e2527

#272e25

#252e2c

Square

#2c252e

#2e2825

#272e25

#252c2e

Shades

Color #2c252e mixed toward black.

#251f26

#1d191f

#161317

#0f0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2c252e mixed toward white.

#524555

#77657d

#9b89a0

#bcb0c0

#ded8df

Tones

Color #2c252e mixed toward gray.

#2c262d

#2b272d

#2b272c

#2a282b

#2a292a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.41:1

White text reads better on this background (14.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292c · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2c · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#2c2a2a · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c252e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c252e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c252e (#2c252e) is rgb(44, 37, 46) in RGB.

No, #2c252e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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