#2e282b

Color #2e282b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark pink.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class stone-800 #292524 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e282b

RGB

rgb(46, 40, 43)

HSL

hsl(330, 7%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 13%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 6.5%, 82%)

LAB

lab(16.86, 3.44, -0.95)

LCH

lch(16.86, 3.57, 344.56)

OKLCH

oklch(28.5%, 0.0103, 345.96)

HWB

hwb(330, 15.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282e2b

Analogous

#2e282e

#2e282b

#2e2828

Triadic

#2e282b

#2b2e28

#282b2e

Split-complementary

#2e282b

#282e28

#282e2e

Tetradic

#2e282b

#2e2b28

#282e2b

#282b2e

Square

#2e282b

#2e2e28

#282e2b

#28282e

Shades

Color #2e282b mixed toward black.

#262124

#1f1b1d

#171416

#0f0d0e

#080707

Tints

Color #2e282b mixed toward white.

#54494e

#7a6a72

#9c8e95

#bdb3b8

#ded9dc

Tones

Color #2e282b mixed toward gray.

#2e292b

#2d292b

#2d2a2b

#2c2a2b

#2c2b2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2b2a · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#2c2c2a · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#2e2a2a · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e282b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e282b]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#2e282b (#2e282b) is rgb(46, 40, 43) in RGB.

No, #2e282b 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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