#2b292c

Color #2b292c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b292c

RGB

rgb(43, 41, 44)

HSL

hsl(280, 3.5%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 6.8%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(16.9, 1.63, -1.63)

LCH

lch(16.9, 2.31, 315)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0061, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 16.1%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2c29

Analogous

#2a292c

#2b292c

#2c292c

Triadic

#2b292c

#2c2b29

#292c2b

Split-complementary

#2b292c

#2c2c29

#292c2a

Tetradic

#2b292c

#2c292a

#2a2c29

#292c2b

Square

#2b292c

#2c2a29

#2a2c29

#292c2c

Shades

Color #2b292c mixed toward black.

#242225

#1d1b1d

#161516

#0e0e0f

#070707

Tints

Color #2b292c mixed toward white.

#4f4b51

#736d75

#969199

#b9b6bb

#dcdadd

Tones

Color #2b292c mixed toward gray.

#2b292c

#2b2a2c

#2b2a2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2b · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2b · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b292c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b292c]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#2b292c (#2b292c) is rgb(43, 41, 44) in RGB.

No, #2b292c 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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