#2e3539

Color #2e3539

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e3539

RGB

rgb(46, 53, 57)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 10.7%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 19.3%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 7%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(21.66, -1.93, -3.52)

LCH

lch(21.66, 4.01, 241.26)

OKLCH

oklch(32.4%, 0.0119, 232.84)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 18%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#39322e

Analogous

#2e3938

#2e3539

#2e3039

Triadic

#2e3539

#392e35

#35392e

Split-complementary

#2e3539

#392e30

#39382e

Tetradic

#2e3539

#322e39

#39322e

#35392e

Square

#2e3539

#382e39

#39322e

#30392e

Shades

Color #2e3539 mixed toward black.

#262c30

#1f2326

#171b1d

#0f1213

#08090a

Tints

Color #2e3539 mixed toward white.

#4c585f

#6b7b84

#8e9ca4

#b4bdc2

#d9dee1

Tones

Color #2e3539 mixed toward gray.

#2f3538

#303537

#313436

#323435

#333434

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#313138 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#313038 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#2e3737 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e3539;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e3539]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#2e3539 (#2e3539) is rgb(46, 53, 57) in RGB.

No, #2e3539 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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