#1e242e

Color #1e242e

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#1e242e

RGB

rgb(30, 36, 46)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 21.1%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 34.8%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(14.03, 0.27, -7.48)

LCH

lch(14.03, 7.48, 272.07)

OKLCH

oklch(25.9%, 0.0208, 260.58)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 11.8%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e281e

Analogous

#1e2c2e

#1e242e

#201e2e

Triadic

#1e242e

#2e1e24

#242e1e

Split-complementary

#1e242e

#2e201e

#2c2e1e

Tetradic

#1e242e

#281e2e

#2e281e

#242e1e

Square

#1e242e

#2e1e2c

#2e281e

#1e2e20

Shades

Color #1e242e mixed toward black.

#191e26

#14181f

#0f1217

#0a0c0f

#050608

Tints

Color #1e242e mixed toward white.

#3b465a

#576986

#7c8da9

#a7b3c6

#d3d9e2

Tones

Color #1e242e mixed toward gray.

#1f242d

#21252b

#22252a

#232529

#252627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21212c · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#20202b · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#1e2a2a · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #1e242e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1e242e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#1e242e (#1e242e) is rgb(30, 36, 46) in RGB.

No, #1e242e 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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