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#2E232F — Deep Dusty Pink

#2E232F is a pink color we call Deep Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #2E232F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2E232F is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #242F23; it also sits naturally between #28232F and #2F232A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E232F · RGB 46, 35, 47

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Color values

HEX#2E232F
RGB46, 35, 47
HSL295°, 15%, 16%
HSV295°, 26%, 18%
CMYK2%, 26%, 0%, 82%
XYZ2.24, 1.99, 2.95
Yxy1.99, 0.3119, 0.2767
CIE-Lab15.42, 7.92, -5.92
Hunter Lab14.10, 4.52, -3.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 14% · Blue 18%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 82%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2E232F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E232F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E232F

.text { color: #2E232F; }
.background { background-color: #2E232F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E232F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 35, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 15%, 16%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E232F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 35, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E232F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 35, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E232F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E232F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E232F

#2B212C#281E29#221A23#201820#1D161D#1A141A#171117#110D12#0E0B0F#0B090C

Tints of #2E232F

#453446#5C455E#735775#8A688D#9D7EA0#AF95B1#C1ADC2#D2C4D4#E4DCE5#F6F3F6

Tones of #2E232F

#2D232E#2D242D#2C252C#2B262B#2A272A#29282A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #242F23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text15.03:1 AAA
Against black text1.40:1 Fails

Best text color on #2E232F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E232F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2E232F: ·

How #2E232F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #29292CDeuteranopia · #2A2B2BTritanopia · #2D2A29

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind stone 600 · #57534E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E232F rather than the exact color:

Palette 331d2c
#331D2C · #3F2E3E · #A78295 · #EFE1D1
Palette 2e2b2b
#2E2B2B · #388186 · #A5E9E1 · #FDF6F6
Palette 2d2727
#2D2727 · #413543 · #8F43EE · #F0EB8D
Palette F5f2f2
#F5F2F2 · #FEB05D · #5A7ACD · #2B2A2A
Palette 362222
#362222 · #171010 · #423F3E · #2B2B2B
Palette 2c2c2c
#2C2C2C · #853953 · #612D53 · #F3F4F4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#331D2C#2E2B2B#2D2727#2B2A2A#2B2B2B#2C2C2C#2A2438#36292C#272829#322C2B#261C2C#2D2424

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E232E  ·  #2E2330 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E232F?

#2E232F is Deep Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 46, 35, 47). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E232F?

#2E232F is RGB 46, 35, 47 — HSL 295°, 15%, 16% — CMYK 2%, 26%, 0%, 82%.

What colors go with #2E232F?

Its complement is #242F23; analogous partners are #28232F and #2F232A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E232F for text?

White text on #2E232F has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.40:1.