#2a2a30

Color #2a2a30

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2a30

RGB

rgb(42, 42, 48)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.7%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 12.5%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 12.5%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(17.28, 1.51, -3.88)

LCH

lch(17.28, 4.16, 291.26)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.0109, 285.44)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.5%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#30302a

Analogous

#2a2d30

#2a2a30

#2d2a30

Triadic

#2a2a30

#302a2a

#2a302a

Split-complementary

#2a2a30

#302d2a

#2d302a

Tetradic

#2a2a30

#302a30

#30302a

#2a302a

Square

#2a2a30

#302a2d

#30302a

#2a302d

Shades

Color #2a2a30 mixed toward black.

#232328

#1c1c20

#151518

#0e0e10

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2a30 mixed toward white.

#4b4b55

#6b6b7b

#8f8f9d

#b4b4be

#dadade

Tones

Color #2a2a30 mixed toward gray.

#2a2a2f

#2b2b2f

#2b2b2e

#2c2c2e

#2c2c2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2f · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2e · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#2a2e2d · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2a30;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2a30]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a2a30 (#2a2a30) is rgb(42, 42, 48) in RGB.

No, #2a2a30 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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