#2f3238

Color #2f3238

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2f3238

RGB

rgb(47, 50, 56)

HSL

hsl(220, 8.7%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 16.1%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(20.72, 0.22, -4.24)

LCH

lch(20.72, 4.25, 272.97)

OKLCH

oklch(31.7%, 0.0115, 264.49)

HWB

hwb(220, 18.4%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38352f

Analogous

#2f3638

#2f3238

#312f38

Triadic

#2f3238

#382f32

#32382f

Split-complementary

#2f3238

#38312f

#36382f

Tetradic

#2f3238

#352f38

#38352f

#32382f

Square

#2f3238

#382f36

#38352f

#2f3831

Shades

Color #2f3238 mixed toward black.

#272a2f

#1f2125

#18191c

#101113

#080809

Tints

Color #2f3238 mixed toward white.

#4e535d

#6d7482

#9096a2

#b5b9c1

#dadce0

Tones

Color #2f3238 mixed toward gray.

#303237

#313336

#323335

#333334

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303037 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#303036 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#2f3535 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f3238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f3238]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f3238 (#2f3238) is rgb(47, 50, 56) in RGB.

No, #2f3238 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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