#2e2b31

Color #2e2b31

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2b31

RGB

rgb(46, 43, 49)

HSL

hsl(270, 6.5%, 18%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 12.2%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 12.2%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(18.06, 2.79, -3.38)

LCH

lch(18.06, 4.38, 309.54)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0115, 307.96)

HWB

hwb(270, 16.9%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e312b

Analogous

#2b2b31

#2e2b31

#312b31

Triadic

#2e2b31

#312e2b

#2b312e

Split-complementary

#2e2b31

#31312b

#2b312b

Tetradic

#2e2b31

#312b2e

#2e312b

#2b312e

Square

#2e2b31

#312b2b

#2e312b

#2b3131

Shades

Color #2e2b31 mixed toward black.

#262429

#1f1d21

#171518

#0f0e10

#080708

Tints

Color #2e2b31 mixed toward white.

#514c56

#746c7b

#96909d

#b9b5be

#dcdade

Tones

Color #2e2b31 mixed toward gray.

#2e2b30

#2e2c30

#2e2c2f

#2e2d2f

#2e2d2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d30 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#2d2d2f · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#2e2f2e · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2b31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2b31]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#2e2b31 (#2e2b31) is rgb(46, 43, 49) in RGB.

No, #2e2b31 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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