#2e232e

Color #2e232e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2e232e

RGB

rgb(46, 35, 46)

HSL

hsl(300, 13.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 23.9%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(15.38, 7.67, -5.27)

LCH

lch(15.38, 9.31, 325.51)

OKLCH

oklch(27.4%, 0.0255, 326.37)

HWB

hwb(300, 13.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232e23

Analogous

#29232e

#2e232e

#2e2329

Triadic

#2e232e

#2e2e23

#232e2e

Split-complementary

#2e232e

#292e23

#232e29

Tetradic

#2e232e

#2e2323

#232e23

#232e2e

Square

#2e232e

#2e2923

#232e23

#23292e

Shades

Color #2e232e mixed toward black.

#261d26

#1f171f

#171217

#0f0c0f

#080608

Tints

Color #2e232e mixed toward white.

#574257

#7f617f

#a285a2

#c1aec1

#e0d6e0

Tones

Color #2e232e mixed toward gray.

#2d242d

#2c252c

#2b262b

#2a272a

#292829

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2c · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#2a2b2b · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#2e2a29 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e232e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e232e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#2e232e (#2e232e) is rgb(46, 35, 46) in RGB.

No, #2e232e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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