#23232b

Color #23232b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#23232b

RGB

rgb(35, 35, 43)

HSL

hsl(240, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(14.02, 2.12, -5.3)

LCH

lch(14.02, 5.71, 291.8)

OKLCH

oklch(26%, 0.0149, 285.15)

HWB

hwb(240, 13.7%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2b23

Analogous

#23272b

#23232b

#27232b

Triadic

#23232b

#2b2323

#232b23

Split-complementary

#23232b

#2b2723

#272b23

Tetradic

#23232b

#2b232b

#2b2b23

#232b23

Square

#23232b

#2b2327

#2b2b23

#232b27

Shades

Color #23232b mixed toward black.

#1d1d24

#17171d

#111116

#0c0c0e

#060607

Tints

Color #23232b mixed toward white.

#434353

#64647a

#88889e

#b0b0be

#d7d7df

Tones

Color #23232b mixed toward gray.

#24242a

#252529

#262628

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

#232329 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#232329 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#232827 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #23232b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23232b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#23232b (#23232b) is rgb(35, 35, 43) in RGB.

No, #23232b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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