#2c3038

Color #2c3038

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2c3038

RGB

rgb(44, 48, 56)

HSL

hsl(220, 12%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 21.4%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(19.78, 0.36, -5.66)

LCH

lch(19.78, 5.67, 273.64)

OKLCH

oklch(30.9%, 0.0155, 264.44)

HWB

hwb(220, 17.3%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38342c

Analogous

#2c3638

#2c3038

#2e2c38

Triadic

#2c3038

#382c30

#30382c

Split-complementary

#2c3038

#382e2c

#36382c

Tetradic

#2c3038

#342c38

#38342c

#30382c

Square

#2c3038

#382c36

#38342c

#2c382e

Shades

Color #2c3038 mixed toward black.

#25282f

#1d2025

#16181c

#0f1013

#070809

Tints

Color #2c3038 mixed toward white.

#4a515e

#687285

#8c94a5

#b2b8c3

#d9dbe1

Tones

Color #2c3038 mixed toward gray.

#2d3037

#2e3136

#2f3135

#303134

#313233

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.59:1

White text reads better on this background (13.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e36 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#2e2d36 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#2c3534 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c3038;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c3038]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c3038 (#2c3038) is rgb(44, 48, 56) in RGB.

No, #2c3038 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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