#2a2f36

Color #2a2f36

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2f36

RGB

rgb(42, 47, 54)

HSL

hsl(215, 12.5%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 22.2%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 13%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(19.19, -0.31, -5.2)

LCH

lch(19.19, 5.21, 266.59)

OKLCH

oklch(30.3%, 0.0145, 256.83)

HWB

hwb(215, 16.5%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#36312a

Analogous

#2a3536

#2a2f36

#2b2a36

Triadic

#2a2f36

#362a2f

#2f362a

Split-complementary

#2a2f36

#362b2a

#35362a

Tetradic

#2a2f36

#312a36

#36312a

#2f362a

Square

#2a2f36

#362a35

#36312a

#2a362b

Shades

Color #2a2f36 mixed toward black.

#23272d

#1c1f24

#15171b

#0e1012

#070809

Tints

Color #2a2f36 mixed toward white.

#48515d

#667384

#8b95a4

#b1b9c3

#d8dce1

Tones

Color #2a2f36 mixed toward gray.

#2b2f35

#2c2f34

#2d2f33

#2e3032

#2f3031

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.56:1

White text reads better on this background (13.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c34 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#2c2c34 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#2a3333 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2f36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2f36]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2f36 (#2a2f36) is rgb(42, 47, 54) in RGB.

No, #2a2f36 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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