#23272c

Color #23272c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#23272c

RGB

rgb(35, 39, 44)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 11.4%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 20.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(15.44, -0.44, -3.89)

LCH

lch(15.44, 3.91, 263.55)

OKLCH

oklch(27.1%, 0.0109, 254.05)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 13.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2823

Analogous

#232c2c

#23272c

#24232c

Triadic

#23272c

#2c2327

#272c23

Split-complementary

#23272c

#2c2423

#2c2c23

Tetradic

#23272c

#28232c

#2c2823

#272c23

Square

#23272c

#2c232c

#2c2823

#232c24

Shades

Color #23272c mixed toward black.

#1d2125

#171a1d

#121416

#0c0d0f

#060707

Tints

Color #23272c mixed toward white.

#434a54

#636e7c

#8792a0

#afb6bf

#d7dbdf

Tones

Color #23272c mixed toward gray.

#24272b

#25272b

#25272a

#262729

#272728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25252b · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#25242b · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#232a2a · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #23272c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23272c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#23272c (#23272c) is rgb(35, 39, 44) in RGB.

No, #23272c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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