#2a232d

Color #2a232d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a232d

RGB

rgb(42, 35, 45)

HSL

hsl(282, 12.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 22.2%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(14.87, 5.67, -5.38)

LCH

lch(14.87, 7.82, 316.5)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.0208, 315.78)

HWB

hwb(282, 13.7%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262d23

Analogous

#25232d

#2a232d

#2d232b

Triadic

#2a232d

#2d2a23

#232d2a

Split-complementary

#2a232d

#2b2d23

#232d25

Tetradic

#2a232d

#2d2326

#262d23

#232d2a

Square

#2a232d

#2d2523

#262d23

#232b2d

Shades

Color #2a232d mixed toward black.

#231d26

#1c171e

#151217

#0e0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2a232d mixed toward white.

#504255

#75627e

#9986a1

#bbaec0

#ddd7e0

Tones

Color #2a232d mixed toward gray.

#2a242c

#29252b

#29262b

#29262a

#282729

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272b · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#28282a · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#2a2929 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a232d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a232d]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2a232d (#2a232d) is rgb(42, 35, 45) in RGB.

No, #2a232d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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