#2b292b

Color #2b292b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b292b

RGB

rgb(43, 41, 43)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.4%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 4.7%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.86, 1.38, -0.98)

LCH

lch(16.86, 1.69, 324.62)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0046, 325.62)

HWB

hwb(300, 16.1%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292b29

Analogous

#2a292b

#2b292b

#2b292a

Triadic

#2b292b

#2b2b29

#292b2b

Split-complementary

#2b292b

#2a2b29

#292b2a

Tetradic

#2b292b

#2b2929

#292b29

#292b2b

Square

#2b292b

#2b2a29

#292b29

#292a2b

Shades

Color #2b292b mixed toward black.

#242224

#1d1b1d

#161516

#0e0e0e

#070707

Tints

Color #2b292b mixed toward white.

#4f4c4f

#746e74

#979297

#bab6ba

#dcdbdc

Tones

Color #2b292b mixed toward gray.

#2b292b

#2b2a2b

#2a2a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2b · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#2b2a2a · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b292b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b292b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#2b292b (#2b292b) is rgb(43, 41, 43) in RGB.

No, #2b292b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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