#23282f

Color #23282f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#23282f

RGB

rgb(35, 40, 47)

HSL

hsl(215, 14.6%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 25.5%, 18.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 81.6%)

LAB

lab(15.9, -0.28, -5.31)

LCH

lch(15.9, 5.32, 266.98)

OKLCH

oklch(27.5%, 0.0149, 256.8)

HWB

hwb(215, 13.7%, 81.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f2a23

Analogous

#232e2f

#23282f

#24232f

Triadic

#23282f

#2f2328

#282f23

Split-complementary

#23282f

#2f2423

#2e2f23

Tetradic

#23282f

#2a232f

#2f2a23

#282f23

Square

#23282f

#2f232e

#2f2a23

#232f24

Shades

Color #23282f mixed toward black.

#1d2127

#171b1f

#121418

#0c0d10

#060708

Tints

Color #23282f mixed toward white.

#424b58

#606e81

#8491a4

#adb6c2

#d6dae1

Tones

Color #23282f mixed toward gray.

#24282e

#25282d

#26292c

#27292b

#28292a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25252d · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#25252d · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#232c2c · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #23282f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23282f]

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

#23282f (#23282f) is rgb(35, 40, 47) in RGB.

No, #23282f 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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