#2e252d

Color #2e252d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e252d

RGB

rgb(46, 37, 45)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 10.8%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 19.6%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 2.2%, 82%)

LAB

lab(15.97, 6.01, -3.68)

LCH

lch(15.97, 7.05, 328.52)

OKLCH

oklch(27.8%, 0.0194, 329.74)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 14.5%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252e26

Analogous

#2b252e

#2e252d

#2e2529

Triadic

#2e252d

#2d2e25

#252d2e

Split-complementary

#2e252d

#292e25

#252e2b

Tetradic

#2e252d

#2e2625

#252e26

#252d2e

Square

#2e252d

#2e2b25

#252e26

#25292e

Shades

Color #2e252d mixed toward black.

#261f26

#1f191e

#171317

#0f0c0f

#080608

Tints

Color #2e252d mixed toward white.

#554554

#7d657a

#a0899d

#c0b0be

#dfd8de

Tones

Color #2e252d mixed toward gray.

#2d262c

#2d272c

#2c272b

#2b282b

#2a292a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2b · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#2b2c2b · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#2e2a29 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e252d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e252d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2e252d (#2e252d) is rgb(46, 37, 45) in RGB.

No, #2e252d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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