#212829

Color #212829

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#212829

RGB

rgb(33, 40, 41)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 10.8%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 19.5%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(15.49, -2.81, -1.7)

LCH

lch(15.49, 3.28, 211.17)

OKLCH

oklch(27%, 0.0101, 207.07)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 12.9%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292221

Analogous

#212926

#212829

#212429

Triadic

#212829

#292128

#282921

Split-complementary

#212829

#292124

#292621

Tetradic

#212829

#222129

#292221

#282921

Square

#212829

#262129

#292221

#242921

Shades

Color #212829 mixed toward black.

#1b2122

#161b1b

#101414

#0b0d0e

#050707

Tints

Color #212829 mixed toward white.

#414f51

#627779

#869b9e

#aebcbe

#d7dedf

Tones

Color #212829 mixed toward gray.

#222728

#232627

#242626

#242526

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242429 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#242329 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#212929 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #212829;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#212829]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#212829 (#212829) is rgb(33, 40, 41) in RGB.

No, #212829 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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