#2e2e2b

Color #2e2e2b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.98 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2e2b

RGB

rgb(46, 46, 43)

HSL

hsl(60, 3.4%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 6.5%, 18%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(18.84, -0.69, 1.93)

LCH

lch(18.84, 2.05, 109.67)

OKLCH

oklch(30%, 0.0053, 106.39)

HWB

hwb(60, 16.9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2b2e

Analogous

#2e2d2b

#2e2e2b

#2d2e2b

Triadic

#2e2e2b

#2b2e2e

#2e2b2e

Split-complementary

#2e2e2b

#2b2d2e

#2d2b2e

Tetradic

#2e2e2b

#2b2e2b

#2b2b2e

#2e2b2e

Square

#2e2e2b

#2b2e2d

#2b2b2e

#2e2b2d

Shades

Color #2e2e2b mixed toward black.

#262624

#1f1f1d

#171716

#0f0f0e

#080807

Tints

Color #2e2e2b mixed toward white.

#52524d

#77776f

#999992

#bbbbb6

#dddddb

Tones

Color #2e2e2b mixed toward gray.

#2e2e2b

#2e2e2c

#2d2d2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e2c · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#2e2e2c · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#2e2c2c · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 2.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2e2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2e2b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#2e2e2b (#2e2e2b) is rgb(46, 46, 43) in RGB.

No, #2e2e2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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