#2c2828

Color #2c2828

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class stone-800 #292524 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2828

RGB

rgb(44, 40, 40)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.8%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 9.1%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 9.1%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(16.53, 1.84, 0.66)

LCH

lch(16.53, 1.95, 19.73)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0059, 17.82)

HWB

hwb(0, 15.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282c2c

Analogous

#2c282a

#2c2828

#2c2a28

Triadic

#2c2828

#282c28

#28282c

Split-complementary

#2c2828

#282c2a

#282a2c

Tetradic

#2c2828

#2c2c28

#282c2c

#28282c

Square

#2c2828

#2a2c28

#282c2c

#2a282c

Shades

Color #2c2828 mixed toward black.

#252121

#1d1b1b

#161414

#0f0d0d

#070707

Tints

Color #2c2828 mixed toward white.

#514a4a

#766c6c

#9a8f8f

#bbb5b5

#dddada

Tones

Color #2c2828 mixed toward gray.

#2c2828

#2b2929

#2a2a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a28 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#2b2b28 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#2c2828 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2828;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2828]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#2c2828 (#2c2828) is rgb(44, 40, 40) in RGB.

No, #2c2828 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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