#2a2b2c

Color #2a2b2c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2b2c

RGB

rgb(42, 43, 44)

HSL

hsl(210, 2.3%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 2.3%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(17.47, -0.2, -0.81)

LCH

lch(17.47, 0.83, 256.13)

OKLCH

oklch(28.8%, 0.0023, 246.8)

HWB

hwb(210, 16.5%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2b2a

Analogous

#2a2c2c

#2a2b2c

#2a2a2c

Triadic

#2a2b2c

#2c2a2b

#2b2c2a

Split-complementary

#2a2b2c

#2c2a2a

#2c2c2a

Tetradic

#2a2b2c

#2b2a2c

#2c2b2a

#2b2c2a

Square

#2a2b2c

#2c2a2c

#2c2b2a

#2a2c2a

Shades

Color #2a2b2c mixed toward black.

#232425

#1c1d1d

#151616

#0e0e0f

#070707

Tints

Color #2a2b2c mixed toward white.

#4d4e50

#6f7274

#939597

#b7b8ba

#dbdcdc

Tones

Color #2a2b2c mixed toward gray.

#2a2b2c

#2b2b2c

#2b2b2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2c · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2c · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#2a2c2c · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 0.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2b2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2b2c]

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Frequently asked questions

#2a2b2c (#2a2b2c) is rgb(42, 43, 44) in RGB.

No, #2a2b2c 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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