#2b2e2e

Color #2b2e2e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2e2e

RGB

rgb(43, 46, 46)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.4%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 6.5%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(18.65, -1.32, -0.46)

LCH

lch(18.65, 1.4, 199.21)

OKLCH

oklch(29.8%, 0.0043, 196.31)

HWB

hwb(180, 16.9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2b2b

Analogous

#2b2e2d

#2b2e2e

#2b2d2e

Triadic

#2b2e2e

#2e2b2e

#2e2e2b

Split-complementary

#2b2e2e

#2e2b2d

#2e2d2b

Tetradic

#2b2e2e

#2b2b2e

#2e2b2b

#2e2e2b

Square

#2b2e2e

#2d2b2e

#2e2b2b

#2d2e2b

Shades

Color #2b2e2e mixed toward black.

#242626

#1d1f1f

#161717

#0e0f0f

#070808

Tints

Color #2b2e2e mixed toward white.

#4d5252

#6f7777

#929999

#b6bbbb

#dbdddd

Tones

Color #2b2e2e mixed toward gray.

#2b2e2e

#2c2e2e

#2c2d2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.53:1

White text reads better on this background (13.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c2e · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#2c2c2e · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#2b2e2e · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 1.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2e2e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#2b2e2e (#2b2e2e) is rgb(43, 46, 46) in RGB.

No, #2b2e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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