#2e2a31

Color #2e2a31

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.26 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2a31

RGB

rgb(46, 42, 49)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 7.7%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 14.3%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 14.3%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(17.73, 3.49, -3.87)

LCH

lch(17.73, 5.21, 312.04)

OKLCH

oklch(29.2%, 0.0138, 310.87)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 16.5%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d312a

Analogous

#2a2a31

#2e2a31

#312a30

Triadic

#2e2a31

#312e2a

#2a312e

Split-complementary

#2e2a31

#30312a

#2a312a

Tetradic

#2e2a31

#312a2d

#2d312a

#2a312e

Square

#2e2a31

#312a2a

#2d312a

#2a3031

Shades

Color #2e2a31 mixed toward black.

#262329

#1f1c21

#171518

#0f0e10

#080708

Tints

Color #2e2a31 mixed toward white.

#514a57

#756a7c

#978e9e

#bab4bf

#dcd9df

Tones

Color #2e2a31 mixed toward gray.

#2e2a30

#2e2b30

#2e2c2f

#2d2d2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.49:1

White text reads better on this background (14.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2c2f · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#2d2d2f · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2a31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2a31]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#2e2a31 (#2e2a31) is rgb(46, 42, 49) in RGB.

No, #2e2a31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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