#2a2e36

Color #2a2e36

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2e36

RGB

rgb(42, 46, 54)

HSL

hsl(220, 12.5%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 22.2%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(18.85, 0.38, -5.7)

LCH

lch(18.85, 5.71, 273.81)

OKLCH

oklch(30.1%, 0.0156, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 16.5%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#36322a

Analogous

#2a3436

#2a2e36

#2c2a36

Triadic

#2a2e36

#362a2e

#2e362a

Split-complementary

#2a2e36

#362c2a

#34362a

Tetradic

#2a2e36

#322a36

#36322a

#2e362a

Square

#2a2e36

#362a34

#36322a

#2a362c

Shades

Color #2a2e36 mixed toward black.

#23262d

#1c1f24

#15171b

#0e0f12

#070809

Tints

Color #2a2e36 mixed toward white.

#484f5d

#667084

#8b93a4

#b1b7c3

#d8dbe1

Tones

Color #2a2e36 mixed toward gray.

#2b2e35

#2c2f34

#2d2f33

#2e2f32

#2f3031

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c34 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#2c2b34 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#2a3332 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2e36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2e36]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2e36 (#2a2e36) is rgb(42, 46, 54) in RGB.

No, #2a2e36 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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