#2e242d

Color #2e242d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2e242d

RGB

rgb(46, 36, 45)

HSL

hsl(306, 12.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 21.7%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 2.2%, 82%)

LAB

lab(15.65, 6.72, -4.15)

LCH

lch(15.65, 7.9, 328.3)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0218, 329.44)

HWB

hwb(306, 14.1%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242e25

Analogous

#2a242e

#2e242d

#2e2428

Triadic

#2e242d

#2d2e24

#242d2e

Split-complementary

#2e242d

#282e24

#242e2a

Tetradic

#2e242d

#2e2524

#242e25

#242d2e

Square

#2e242d

#2e2a24

#242e25

#24282e

Shades

Color #2e242d mixed toward black.

#261e26

#1f181e

#171217

#0f0c0f

#080608

Tints

Color #2e242d mixed toward white.

#564354

#7e637b

#a1879e

#c0afbf

#e0d7df

Tones

Color #2e242d mixed toward gray.

#2d252c

#2c262c

#2c272b

#2b272a

#2a282a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.41:1

White text reads better on this background (14.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2b · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#2e2929 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e242d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e242d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#2e242d (#2e242d) is rgb(46, 36, 45) in RGB.

No, #2e242d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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