#2b252a

Color #2b252a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b252a

RGB

rgb(43, 37, 42)

HSL

hsl(310, 7.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 14%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 2.3%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(15.51, 3.95, -2.27)

LCH

lch(15.51, 4.56, 330.11)

OKLCH

oklch(27.3%, 0.0126, 331.61)

HWB

hwb(310, 14.5%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252b26

Analogous

#29252b

#2b252a

#2b2527

Triadic

#2b252a

#2a2b25

#252a2b

Split-complementary

#2b252a

#272b25

#252b29

Tetradic

#2b252a

#2b2625

#252b26

#252a2b

Square

#2b252a

#2b2925

#252b26

#25272b

Shades

Color #2b252a mixed toward black.

#241f23

#1d191c

#161315

#0e0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #2b252a mixed toward white.

#524650

#786775

#9c8b99

#bdb2bb

#ded8dd

Tones

Color #2b252a mixed toward gray.

#2b262a

#2a2629

#2a2729

#292729

#292828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292829 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#292929 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#2b2828 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b252a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b252a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2b252a (#2b252a) is rgb(43, 37, 42) in RGB.

No, #2b252a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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