#2b232c

Color #2b232c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b232c

RGB

rgb(43, 35, 44)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 11.4%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 20.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(14.94, 5.86, -4.55)

LCH

lch(14.94, 7.42, 322.17)

OKLCH

oklch(26.9%, 0.02, 322.5)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 13.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242c23

Analogous

#27232c

#2b232c

#2c2329

Triadic

#2b232c

#2c2b23

#232c2b

Split-complementary

#2b232c

#292c23

#232c27

Tetradic

#2b232c

#2c2324

#242c23

#232c2b

Square

#2b232c

#2c2723

#242c23

#23292c

Shades

Color #2b232c mixed toward black.

#241d25

#1d171d

#161216

#0e0c0f

#070607

Tints

Color #2b232c mixed toward white.

#524354

#79637c

#9d87a0

#beafbf

#ded7df

Tones

Color #2b232c mixed toward gray.

#2a242b

#2a252b

#29252a

#292629

#282728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282a · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#28292a · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#2b2828 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b232c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b232c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2b232c (#2b232c) is rgb(43, 35, 44) in RGB.

No, #2b232c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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