#2a262d

Color #2a262d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.83 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a262d

RGB

rgb(42, 38, 45)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 8.4%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 15.6%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 15.6%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(15.84, 3.54, -3.92)

LCH

lch(15.84, 5.28, 312.08)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0139, 310.91)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 14.9%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292d26

Analogous

#27262d

#2a262d

#2d262d

Triadic

#2a262d

#2d2a26

#262d2a

Split-complementary

#2a262d

#2d2d26

#262d27

Tetradic

#2a262d

#2d2629

#292d26

#262d2a

Square

#2a262d

#2d2726

#292d26

#262d2d

Shades

Color #2a262d mixed toward black.

#232026

#1c191e

#151317

#0e0d0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2a262d mixed toward white.

#4e4754

#72677a

#968b9d

#b9b2be

#dcd8de

Tones

Color #2a262d mixed toward gray.

#2a272c

#2a282b

#2a292a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.41:1

White text reads better on this background (14.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282b · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#29292b · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a262d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a262d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a262d (#2a262d) is rgb(42, 38, 45) in RGB.

No, #2a262d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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