#23272d

Color #23272d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#23272d

RGB

rgb(35, 39, 45)

HSL

hsl(216, 12.5%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 22.2%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(15.48, -0.16, -4.54)

LCH

lch(15.48, 4.54, 267.98)

OKLCH

oklch(27.1%, 0.0126, 258.51)

HWB

hwb(216, 13.7%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2923

Analogous

#232c2d

#23272d

#24232d

Triadic

#23272d

#2d2327

#272d23

Split-complementary

#23272d

#2d2423

#2c2d23

Tetradic

#23272d

#29232d

#2d2923

#272d23

Square

#23272d

#2d232c

#2d2923

#232d24

Shades

Color #23272d mixed toward black.

#1d2126

#171a1e

#121417

#0c0d0f

#060708

Tints

Color #23272d mixed toward white.

#424a55

#626d7e

#8691a1

#aeb6c0

#d7dae0

Tones

Color #23272d mixed toward gray.

#24272c

#25272b

#26282b

#26282a

#272829

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

#25252c · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#25242b · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#232b2a · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #23272d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23272d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#23272d (#23272d) is rgb(35, 39, 45) in RGB.

No, #23272d 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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