#2e2e29

Color #2e2e29

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2e29

RGB

rgb(46, 46, 41)

HSL

hsl(60, 5.7%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 10.9%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 10.9%, 82%)

LAB

lab(18.78, -1.13, 3.23)

LCH

lch(18.78, 3.42, 109.28)

OKLCH

oklch(29.9%, 0.0088, 107.2)

HWB

hwb(60, 16.1%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#29292e

Analogous

#2e2c29

#2e2e29

#2c2e29

Triadic

#2e2e29

#292e2e

#2e292e

Split-complementary

#2e2e29

#292c2e

#2c292e

Tetradic

#2e2e29

#292e29

#29292e

#2e292e

Square

#2e2e29

#292e2c

#29292e

#2e292c

Shades

Color #2e2e29 mixed toward black.

#262622

#1f1f1b

#171715

#0f0f0e

#080807

Tints

Color #2e2e29 mixed toward white.

#53534a

#79796c

#9b9b8f

#bdbdb5

#dededa

Tones

Color #2e2e29 mixed toward gray.

#2e2e2a

#2d2d2a

#2c2c2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e2a · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#2e2e2b · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#2e2b2b · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2e29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2e29]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#2e2e29 (#2e2e29) is rgb(46, 46, 41) in RGB.

No, #2e2e29 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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