#2a2429

Color #2a2429

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2429

RGB

rgb(42, 36, 41)

HSL

hsl(310, 7.7%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 14.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 2.4%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(15.03, 3.96, -2.28)

LCH

lch(15.03, 4.57, 330.07)

OKLCH

oklch(26.9%, 0.0126, 331.61)

HWB

hwb(310, 14.1%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242a25

Analogous

#28242a

#2a2429

#2a2426

Triadic

#2a2429

#292a24

#24292a

Split-complementary

#2a2429

#262a24

#242a28

Tetradic

#2a2429

#2a2524

#242a25

#24292a

Square

#2a2429

#2a2824

#242a25

#24262a

Shades

Color #2a2429 mixed toward black.

#231e22

#1c181b

#151215

#0e0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #2a2429 mixed toward white.

#51454f

#786675

#9b8b99

#bdb1bb

#ded8dd

Tones

Color #2a2429 mixed toward gray.

#2a2529

#292528

#292628

#282628

#282727

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282728 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#282828 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#2a2727 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2429;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2429]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2a2429 (#2a2429) is rgb(42, 36, 41) in RGB.

No, #2a2429 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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