#2c262e

Color #2c262e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2c262e

RGB

rgb(44, 38, 46)

HSL

hsl(285, 9.5%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 17.4%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(16.1, 4.67, -4.22)

LCH

lch(16.1, 6.29, 317.9)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.0168, 317.66)

HWB

hwb(285, 14.9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282e26

Analogous

#28262e

#2c262e

#2e262c

Triadic

#2c262e

#2e2c26

#262e2c

Split-complementary

#2c262e

#2c2e26

#262e28

Tetradic

#2c262e

#2e2628

#282e26

#262e2c

Square

#2c262e

#2e2826

#282e26

#262c2e

Shades

Color #2c262e mixed toward black.

#252026

#1d191f

#161317

#0f0d0f

#070608

Tints

Color #2c262e mixed toward white.

#514655

#76667c

#9a8a9f

#bbb1bf

#ddd8df

Tones

Color #2c262e mixed toward gray.

#2c272d

#2b272d

#2b282c

#2b292b

#2a292b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a292c · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2c · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#2c2b2a · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c262e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c262e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#2c262e (#2c262e) is rgb(44, 38, 46) in RGB.

No, #2c262e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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