#2c2931

Color #2c2931

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2931

RGB

rgb(44, 41, 49)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 8.9%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 16.3%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(17.19, 3.32, -4.69)

LCH

lch(17.19, 5.75, 305.29)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.015, 302.74)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 16.1%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e3129

Analogous

#292a31

#2c2931

#302931

Triadic

#2c2931

#312c29

#29312c

Split-complementary

#2c2931

#313029

#2a3129

Tetradic

#2c2931

#31292e

#2e3129

#29312c

Square

#2c2931

#31292a

#2e3129

#293130

Shades

Color #2c2931 mixed toward black.

#252229

#1d1b21

#161418

#0f0e10

#070708

Tints

Color #2c2931 mixed toward white.

#4e4957

#70697d

#948d9f

#b7b3bf

#dbd9df

Tones

Color #2c2931 mixed toward gray.

#2c2a30

#2c2b2f

#2d2c2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b2f · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#2b2b2f · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#2c2e2d · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2931;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2931]

Related colors

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Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#2c2931 (#2c2931) is rgb(44, 41, 49) in RGB.

No, #2c2931 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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