#2e383e

Color #2e383e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e383e

RGB

rgb(46, 56, 62)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 14.8%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 25.8%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 9.7%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(22.85, -2.55, -5.12)

LCH

lch(22.85, 5.72, 243.52)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.0171, 234.27)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 18%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e342e

Analogous

#2e3e3c

#2e383e

#2e303e

Triadic

#2e383e

#3e2e38

#383e2e

Split-complementary

#2e383e

#3e2e30

#3e3c2e

Tetradic

#2e383e

#342e3e

#3e342e

#383e2e

Square

#2e383e

#3c2e3e

#3e342e

#303e2e

Shades

Color #2e383e mixed toward black.

#262f34

#1f2529

#171c1f

#0f1315

#08090a

Tints

Color #2e383e mixed toward white.

#4b5b65

#677e8b

#8c9ea9

#b2bec6

#d9dfe2

Tones

Color #2e383e mixed toward gray.

#2f383d

#31373b

#32373a

#333739

#353637

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (11.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#33333d · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#32313c · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#2f3b3b · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e383e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e383e]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e383e (#2e383e) is rgb(46, 56, 62) in RGB.

No, #2e383e 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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