#2c272f

Color #2c272f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2c272f

RGB

rgb(44, 39, 47)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 9.3%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 17%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 17%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(16.46, 4.22, -4.38)

LCH

lch(16.46, 6.08, 313.93)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.0161, 312.73)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 15.3%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2f27

Analogous

#28272f

#2c272f

#2f272e

Triadic

#2c272f

#2f2c27

#272f2c

Split-complementary

#2c272f

#2e2f27

#272f28

Tetradic

#2c272f

#2f272a

#2a2f27

#272f2c

Square

#2c272f

#2f2827

#2a2f27

#272e2f

Shades

Color #2c272f mixed toward black.

#252127

#1d1a1f

#161418

#0f0d10

#070708

Tints

Color #2c272f mixed toward white.

#504756

#74677c

#988b9f

#bab2bf

#ddd8df

Tones

Color #2c272f mixed toward gray.

#2c282e

#2c292d

#2b2a2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2d · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#2a2b2d · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#2c2c2b · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c272f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c272f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2c272f (#2c272f) is rgb(44, 39, 47) in RGB.

No, #2c272f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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