#2a2a33

Color #2a2a33

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2a33

RGB

rgb(42, 42, 51)

HSL

hsl(240, 9.7%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 17.6%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(17.4, 2.32, -5.8)

LCH

lch(17.4, 6.25, 291.8)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0163, 285.32)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.5%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#33332a

Analogous

#2a2e33

#2a2a33

#2e2a33

Triadic

#2a2a33

#332a2a

#2a332a

Split-complementary

#2a2a33

#332e2a

#2e332a

Tetradic

#2a2a33

#332a33

#33332a

#2a332a

Square

#2a2a33

#332a2e

#33332a

#2a332e

Shades

Color #2a2a33 mixed toward black.

#23232a

#1c1c22

#151519

#0e0e11

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2a33 mixed toward white.

#494959

#69697f

#8d8da1

#b3b3c0

#d9d9e0

Tones

Color #2a2a33 mixed toward gray.

#2b2b32

#2b2b31

#2c2c31

#2d2d30

#2e2e2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a31 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#2a2a30 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#2a2f2f · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2a33;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2a33]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a2a33 (#2a2a33) is rgb(42, 42, 51) in RGB.

No, #2a2a33 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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