#2b2a26

Color #2b2a26

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2a26

RGB

rgb(43, 42, 38)

HSL

hsl(48, 6.2%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 11.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 11.6%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(17.03, -0.46, 2.78)

LCH

lch(17.03, 2.82, 99.4)

OKLCH

oklch(28.5%, 0.0073, 95.48)

HWB

hwb(48, 14.9%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#26272b

Analogous

#2b2826

#2b2a26

#2a2b26

Triadic

#2b2a26

#262b2a

#2a262b

Split-complementary

#2b2a26

#262a2b

#28262b

Tetradic

#2b2a26

#272b26

#26272b

#2a262b

Square

#2b2a26

#262b28

#26272b

#2b262a

Shades

Color #2b2a26 mixed toward black.

#242320

#1d1c19

#161513

#0e0e0d

#070706

Tints

Color #2b2a26 mixed toward white.

#514f48

#777469

#9a988d

#bcbab3

#ddddd9

Tones

Color #2b2a26 mixed toward gray.

#2b2a26

#2a2a27

#2a2927

#292928

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b27 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#2b2b27 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#2b2828 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2a26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2a26]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#2b2a26 (#2b2a26) is rgb(43, 42, 38) in RGB.

No, #2b2a26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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