#2e3540

Color #2e3540

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2e3540

RGB

rgb(46, 53, 64)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 16.4%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 28.1%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(21.93, 0.02, -7.85)

LCH

lch(21.93, 7.85, 270.15)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0218, 259.41)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 18%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40392e

Analogous

#2e3e40

#2e3540

#302e40

Triadic

#2e3540

#402e35

#35402e

Split-complementary

#2e3540

#40302e

#3e402e

Tetradic

#2e3540

#392e40

#40392e

#35402e

Square

#2e3540

#402e3e

#40392e

#2e4030

Shades

Color #2e3540 mixed toward black.

#262c35

#1f232b

#171b20

#0f1215

#08090b

Tints

Color #2e3540 mixed toward white.

#4a5567

#66758e

#8b97ab

#b1bac7

#d8dce3

Tones

Color #2e3540 mixed toward gray.

#30353f

#31363d

#33363c

#34363a

#363739

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#31313e · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#31303d · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#2e3c3b · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e3540;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e3540]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#2e3540 (#2e3540) is rgb(46, 53, 64) in RGB.

No, #2e3540 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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