#2a282c

Color #2a282c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a282c

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 44)

HSL

hsl(270, 4.8%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 9.1%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(16.46, 1.88, -2.29)

LCH

lch(16.46, 2.96, 309.38)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0078, 308.2)

HWB

hwb(270, 15.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2c28

Analogous

#28282c

#2a282c

#2c282c

Triadic

#2a282c

#2c2a28

#282c2a

Split-complementary

#2a282c

#2c2c28

#282c28

Tetradic

#2a282c

#2c282a

#2a2c28

#282c2a

Square

#2a282c

#2c2828

#2a2c28

#282c2c

Shades

Color #2a282c mixed toward black.

#232125

#1c1b1d

#151416

#0e0d0f

#070707

Tints

Color #2a282c mixed toward white.

#4e4a51

#716c76

#958f9a

#b8b5bb

#dcdadd

Tones

Color #2a282c mixed toward gray.

#2a282c

#2a292b

#2a2a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292b · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#29292b · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a282c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a282c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2a282c (#2a282c) is rgb(42, 40, 44) in RGB.

No, #2a282c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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