#2a3537

Color #2a3537

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3537

RGB

rgb(42, 53, 55)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 13.4%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 23.6%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(21.26, -4.06, -2.79)

LCH

lch(21.26, 4.93, 214.5)

OKLCH

oklch(32%, 0.0152, 209.93)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 16.5%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#372c2a

Analogous

#2a3732

#2a3537

#2a2e37

Triadic

#2a3537

#372a35

#35372a

Split-complementary

#2a3537

#372a2e

#37322a

Tetradic

#2a3537

#2c2a37

#372c2a

#35372a

Square

#2a3537

#322a37

#372c2a

#2e372a

Shades

Color #2a3537 mixed toward black.

#232c2e

#1c2325

#151a1b

#0e1212

#070909

Tints

Color #2a3537 mixed toward white.

#485b5e

#668085

#8aa1a6

#b1c1c3

#d8e0e1

Tones

Color #2a3537 mixed toward gray.

#2b3436

#2c3335

#2d3334

#2e3233

#2f3132

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f37 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#2e2e36 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#2b3636 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3537;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3537]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2a3537 (#2a3537) is rgb(42, 53, 55) in RGB.

No, #2a3537 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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