#2c2b38

Color #2c2b38

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2b38

RGB

rgb(44, 43, 56)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 13.1%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 23.2%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(18.14, 3.82, -8.15)

LCH

lch(18.14, 9, 295.11)

OKLCH

oklch(29.6%, 0.0234, 288.43)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 16.9%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37382b

Analogous

#2b3038

#2c2b38

#322b38

Triadic

#2c2b38

#382c2b

#2b382c

Split-complementary

#2c2b38

#38322b

#30382b

Tetradic

#2c2b38

#382b37

#37382b

#2b382c

Square

#2c2b38

#382b30

#37382b

#2b3832

Shades

Color #2c2b38 mixed toward black.

#25242f

#1d1d25

#16151c

#0f0e13

#070709

Tints

Color #2c2b38 mixed toward white.

#4a495f

#696785

#8d8ba6

#b3b2c3

#d9d8e1

Tones

Color #2c2b38 mixed toward gray.

#2d2c37

#2e2d36

#2f2e35

#302f34

#313033

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c35 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#2c2c34 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#2c3332 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2b38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2b38]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c2b38 (#2c2b38) is rgb(44, 43, 56) in RGB.

No, #2c2b38 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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