#2b212c

Color #2b212c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 0.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b212c

RGB

rgb(43, 33, 44)

HSL

hsl(294.5, 14.3%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.5, 25%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 25%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(14.31, 7.29, -5.5)

LCH

lch(14.31, 9.13, 322.97)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.0247, 323.22)

HWB

hwb(294.5, 12.9%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222c21

Analogous

#25212c

#2b212c

#2c2128

Triadic

#2b212c

#2c2b21

#212c2b

Split-complementary

#2b212c

#282c21

#212c25

Tetradic

#2b212c

#2c2122

#222c21

#212c2b

Square

#2b212c

#2c2521

#222c21

#21282c

Shades

Color #2b212c mixed toward black.

#241b25

#1d161d

#161016

#0e0b0f

#070507

Tints

Color #2b212c mixed toward white.

#534055

#7c5f7e

#9f83a2

#bfadc1

#dfd6e0

Tones

Color #2b212c mixed toward gray.

#2a222b

#2a232a

#292429

#282528

#272627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272a · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#282829 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#2b2827 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b212c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b212c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#2b212c (#2b212c) is rgb(43, 33, 44) in RGB.

No, #2b212c 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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