#1c242f

Color #1c242f

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.81 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#1c242f

RGB

rgb(28, 36, 47)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 25.3%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 40.4%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(13.91, -0.16, -8.4)

LCH

lch(13.91, 8.4, 268.91)

OKLCH

oklch(25.8%, 0.0238, 256.37)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 11%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f271c

Analogous

#1c2d2f

#1c242f

#1d1c2f

Triadic

#1c242f

#2f1c24

#242f1c

Split-complementary

#1c242f

#2f1d1c

#2d2f1c

Tetradic

#1c242f

#271c2f

#2f271c

#242f1c

Square

#1c242f

#2f1c2d

#2f271c

#1c2f1d

Shades

Color #1c242f mixed toward black.

#171e27

#13181f

#0e1217

#090c10

#050608

Tints

Color #1c242f mixed toward white.

#37475c

#526a8a

#778eae

#a4b4c9

#d2d9e4

Tones

Color #1c242f mixed toward gray.

#1e242d

#1f242c

#21252a

#222529

#242527

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20202d · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#1f1f2c · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#1c2b2a · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c242f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c242f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1c242f (#1c242f) is rgb(28, 36, 47) in RGB.

No, #1c242f 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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