#222c2c

Color #222c2c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#222c2c

RGB

rgb(34, 44, 44)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.8%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 22.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(17.1, -4.29, -1.43)

LCH

lch(17.1, 4.52, 198.43)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0139, 196.34)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.3%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2222

Analogous

#222c27

#222c2c

#22272c

Triadic

#222c2c

#2c222c

#2c2c22

Split-complementary

#222c2c

#2c2227

#2c2722

Tetradic

#222c2c

#22222c

#2c2222

#2c2c22

Square

#222c2c

#27222c

#2c2222

#272c22

Shades

Color #222c2c mixed toward black.

#1c2525

#171d1d

#111616

#0b0f0f

#060707

Tints

Color #222c2c mixed toward white.

#415555

#617d7d

#85a1a1

#aec0c0

#d6e0e0

Tones

Color #222c2c mixed toward gray.

#232b2b

#242a2a

#252a2a

#252929

#262828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272c · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#26252c · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#232c2c · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #222c2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#222c2c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#222c2c (#222c2c) is rgb(34, 44, 44) in RGB.

No, #222c2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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