#2b262d

Color #2b262d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b262d

RGB

rgb(43, 38, 45)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 8.4%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 15.6%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 15.6%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(15.95, 3.98, -3.75)

LCH

lch(15.95, 5.47, 316.7)

OKLCH

oklch(27.7%, 0.0145, 316.4)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 14.9%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282d26

Analogous

#28262d

#2b262d

#2d262c

Triadic

#2b262d

#2d2b26

#262d2b

Split-complementary

#2b262d

#2c2d26

#262d28

Tetradic

#2b262d

#2d2628

#282d26

#262d2b

Square

#2b262d

#2d2826

#282d26

#262c2d

Shades

Color #2b262d mixed toward black.

#242026

#1d191e

#161317

#0e0d0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2b262d mixed toward white.

#504754

#75677a

#988b9d

#bab2be

#ddd8de

Tones

Color #2b262d mixed toward gray.

#2b272c

#2a282b

#2a292a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292b · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#292a2b · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#2b2a2a · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b262d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b262d]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2b262d (#2b262d) is rgb(43, 38, 45) in RGB.

No, #2b262d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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