#2c222a

Color #2c222a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2c222a

RGB

rgb(44, 34, 42)

HSL

hsl(312, 12.8%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 22.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 4.5%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(14.66, 6.53, -3.52)

LCH

lch(14.66, 7.42, 331.67)

OKLCH

oklch(26.7%, 0.0208, 333.06)

HWB

hwb(312, 13.3%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222c24

Analogous

#29222c

#2c222a

#2c2225

Triadic

#2c222a

#2a2c22

#222a2c

Split-complementary

#2c222a

#252c22

#222c29

Tetradic

#2c222a

#2c2422

#222c24

#222a2c

Square

#2c222a

#2c2922

#222c24

#22252c

Shades

Color #2c222a mixed toward black.

#251c23

#1d171c

#161115

#0f0b0e

#070607

Tints

Color #2c222a mixed toward white.

#554151

#7d6178

#a1859b

#c0aebd

#e0d6de

Tones

Color #2c222a mixed toward gray.

#2b232a

#2a2429

#2a2529

#292528

#282628

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282828 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#292928 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#2c2726 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c222a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c222a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#2c222a (#2c222a) is rgb(44, 34, 42) in RGB.

No, #2c222a 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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