#2e3938

Color #2e3938

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2e3938

RGB

rgb(46, 57, 56)

HSL

hsl(174.5, 10.7%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.5, 19.3%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(22.97, -4.82, -0.91)

LCH

lch(22.97, 4.91, 190.69)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.0148, 189.72)

HWB

hwb(174.5, 18%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#392e2f

Analogous

#2e3932

#2e3938

#2e3539

Triadic

#2e3938

#382e39

#39382e

Split-complementary

#2e3938

#392e35

#39322e

Tetradic

#2e3938

#2e2f39

#392e2f

#39382e

Square

#2e3938

#322e39

#392e2f

#35392e

Shades

Color #2e3938 mixed toward black.

#26302f

#1f2625

#171d1c

#0f1313

#080a09

Tints

Color #2e3938 mixed toward white.

#4c5f5d

#6b8482

#8ea4a2

#b4c2c1

#d9e1e0

Tones

Color #2e3938 mixed toward gray.

#2f3837

#303737

#313636

#323535

#333434

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333338 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#323238 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#2f3838 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e3938;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e3938]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2e3938 (#2e3938) is rgb(46, 57, 56) in RGB.

No, #2e3938 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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