#2a252a

Color #2a252a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.64 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a252a

RGB

rgb(42, 37, 42)

HSL

hsl(300, 6.3%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 11.9%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(15.4, 3.5, -2.45)

LCH

lch(15.4, 4.27, 325.01)

OKLCH

oklch(27.2%, 0.0116, 325.9)

HWB

hwb(300, 14.5%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252a25

Analogous

#28252a

#2a252a

#2a2528

Triadic

#2a252a

#2a2a25

#252a2a

Split-complementary

#2a252a

#282a25

#252a28

Tetradic

#2a252a

#2a2525

#252a25

#252a2a

Square

#2a252a

#2a2825

#252a25

#25282a

Shades

Color #2a252a mixed toward black.

#231f23

#1c191c

#151315

#0e0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #2a252a mixed toward white.

#504750

#766876

#9a8c9a

#bcb3bc

#ddd9dd

Tones

Color #2a252a mixed toward gray.

#2a252a

#292629

#282728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282829 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#282929 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#2a2828 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a252a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a252a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#2a252a (#2a252a) is rgb(42, 37, 42) in RGB.

No, #2a252a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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