#2e282e

Color #2e282e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e282e

RGB

rgb(46, 40, 46)

HSL

hsl(300, 7%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 13%, 18%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(16.97, 4.15, -2.9)

LCH

lch(16.97, 5.06, 325.05)

OKLCH

oklch(28.6%, 0.0138, 325.96)

HWB

hwb(300, 15.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282e28

Analogous

#2b282e

#2e282e

#2e282b

Triadic

#2e282e

#2e2e28

#282e2e

Split-complementary

#2e282e

#2b2e28

#282e2b

Tetradic

#2e282e

#2e2828

#282e28

#282e2e

Square

#2e282e

#2e2b28

#282e28

#282b2e

Shades

Color #2e282e mixed toward black.

#262126

#1f1b1f

#171417

#0f0d0f

#080708

Tints

Color #2e282e mixed toward white.

#544954

#7a6a7a

#9c8e9c

#bdb3bd

#ded9de

Tones

Color #2e282e mixed toward gray.

#2e292e

#2d292d

#2d2a2d

#2c2a2c

#2c2b2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2b2d · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#2e2c2b · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e282e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e282e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#2e282e (#2e282e) is rgb(46, 40, 46) in RGB.

No, #2e282e 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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