#2b3036

Color #2b3036

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b3036

RGB

rgb(43, 48, 54)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 11.3%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 20.4%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 11.1%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(19.61, -0.59, -4.55)

LCH

lch(19.61, 4.59, 262.61)

OKLCH

oklch(30.7%, 0.0129, 252.83)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 16.9%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#36312b

Analogous

#2b3536

#2b3036

#2b2b36

Triadic

#2b3036

#362b30

#30362b

Split-complementary

#2b3036

#362b2b

#35362b

Tetradic

#2b3036

#312b36

#36312b

#30362b

Square

#2b3036

#362b35

#36312b

#2b362b

Shades

Color #2b3036 mixed toward black.

#24282d

#1d2024

#15181b

#0e1012

#070809

Tints

Color #2b3036 mixed toward white.

#4a525c

#687483

#8c97a3

#b2b9c2

#d9dce0

Tones

Color #2b3036 mixed toward gray.

#2c3035

#2d3034

#2e3033

#2f3032

#303031

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d35 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#2d2d34 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#2b3333 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b3036;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b3036]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b3036 (#2b3036) is rgb(43, 48, 54) in RGB.

No, #2b3036 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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