#2b2937

Color #2b2937

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2937

RGB

rgb(43, 41, 55)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 14.6%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 25.5%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(17.34, 4.54, -8.67)

LCH

lch(17.34, 9.79, 297.64)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0254, 291.22)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 16.1%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#353729

Analogous

#292e37

#2b2937

#322937

Triadic

#2b2937

#372b29

#29372b

Split-complementary

#2b2937

#373229

#2e3729

Tetradic

#2b2937

#372935

#353729

#29372b

Square

#2b2937

#37292e

#353729

#293732

Shades

Color #2b2937 mixed toward black.

#24222e

#1d1b25

#15141b

#0e0e12

#070709

Tints

Color #2b2937 mixed toward white.

#4a465e

#696486

#8d88a7

#b3b0c4

#d9d7e2

Tones

Color #2b2937 mixed toward gray.

#2c2a36

#2d2b35

#2d2c33

#2e2e32

#2f2f31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a34 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#2a2a33 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#2b3131 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2937;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2937]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b2937 (#2b2937) is rgb(43, 41, 55) in RGB.

No, #2b2937 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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