#2f2727

Color #2f2727

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.64 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2f2727

RGB

rgb(47, 39, 39)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.3%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 17%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(16.51, 3.72, 1.38)

LCH

lch(16.51, 3.97, 20.35)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.012, 17.98)

HWB

hwb(0, 15.3%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272f2f

Analogous

#2f272b

#2f2727

#2f2b27

Triadic

#2f2727

#272f27

#27272f

Split-complementary

#2f2727

#272f2b

#272b2f

Tetradic

#2f2727

#2f2f27

#272f2f

#27272f

Square

#2f2727

#2b2f27

#272f2f

#2b272f

Shades

Color #2f2727 mixed toward black.

#272121

#1f1a1a

#181414

#100d0d

#080707

Tints

Color #2f2727 mixed toward white.

#564747

#7c6767

#9f8b8b

#bfb2b2

#dfd8d8

Tones

Color #2f2727 mixed toward gray.

#2e2828

#2d2929

#2c2a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c27 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#2c2d27 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#2f2727 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f2727;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f2727]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#2f2727 (#2f2727) is rgb(47, 39, 39) in RGB.

No, #2f2727 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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