#2a2d30

Color #2a2d30

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2d30

RGB

rgb(42, 45, 48)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.7%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 12.5%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 6.2%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(18.29, -0.56, -2.39)

LCH

lch(18.29, 2.45, 256.81)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0069, 247.89)

HWB

hwb(210, 16.5%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#302d2a

Analogous

#2a3030

#2a2d30

#2a2a30

Triadic

#2a2d30

#302a2d

#2d302a

Split-complementary

#2a2d30

#302a2a

#30302a

Tetradic

#2a2d30

#2d2a30

#302d2a

#2d302a

Square

#2a2d30

#302a30

#302d2a

#2a302a

Shades

Color #2a2d30 mixed toward black.

#232528

#1c1e20

#151618

#0e0f10

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2d30 mixed toward white.

#4b5055

#6b737b

#8f969d

#b4b9be

#dadcde

Tones

Color #2a2d30 mixed toward gray.

#2a2d2f

#2b2d2f

#2b2d2e

#2c2d2e

#2c2d2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b2f · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#2b2b2f · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#2a2f2f · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2d30;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2d30]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#2a2d30 (#2a2d30) is rgb(42, 45, 48) in RGB.

No, #2a2d30 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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