#2a353d

Color #2a353d

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a353d

RGB

rgb(42, 53, 61)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 18.4%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 31.1%, 23.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 76.1%)

LAB

lab(21.49, -2.35, -6.52)

LCH

lch(21.49, 6.93, 250.18)

OKLCH

oklch(32.2%, 0.0206, 239.94)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 16.5%, 76.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d322a

Analogous

#2a3d3c

#2a353d

#2a2c3d

Triadic

#2a353d

#3d2a35

#353d2a

Split-complementary

#2a353d

#3d2a2c

#3d3c2a

Tetradic

#2a353d

#322a3d

#3d322a

#353d2a

Square

#2a353d

#3c2a3d

#3d322a

#2c3d2a

Shades

Color #2a353d mixed toward black.

#232c33

#1c2329

#151a1e

#0e1214

#07090a

Tints

Color #2a353d mixed toward white.

#465865

#617b8d

#879cac

#afbdc8

#d7dee3

Tones

Color #2a353d mixed toward gray.

#2c353b

#2d343a

#2f3438

#303437

#323435

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f3b · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#2e2e3b · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#2b3a39 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a353d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a353d]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2a353d (#2a353d) is rgb(42, 53, 61) in RGB.

No, #2a353d 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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