#2b3b42

Color #2b3b42

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b3b42

RGB

rgb(43, 59, 66)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 21.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 34.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(23.79, -4.46, -6.42)

LCH

lch(23.79, 7.82, 235.21)

OKLCH

oklch(34.1%, 0.0242, 226.67)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 16.9%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42322b

Analogous

#2b423e

#2b3b42

#2b3042

Triadic

#2b3b42

#422b3b

#3b422b

Split-complementary

#2b3b42

#422b30

#423e2b

Tetradic

#2b3b42

#322b42

#42322b

#3b422b

Square

#2b3b42

#3e2b42

#42322b

#30422b

Shades

Color #2b3b42 mixed toward black.

#243137

#1d272c

#161e21

#0e1416

#070a0b

Tints

Color #2b3b42 mixed toward white.

#455f6b

#608393

#86a3b0

#aec2ca

#d7e0e5

Tones

Color #2b3b42 mixed toward gray.

#2d3a40

#2f3a3e

#31393c

#33383a

#353738

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333340 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#323040 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#2c3f3f · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b3b42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b3b42]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b3b42 (#2b3b42) is rgb(43, 59, 66) in RGB.

No, #2b3b42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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