#232a2b

Color #232a2b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#232a2b

RGB

rgb(35, 42, 43)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 2.3%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.44, -2.8, -1.69)

LCH

lch(16.44, 3.27, 211.11)

OKLCH

oklch(27.9%, 0.01, 207.33)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 13.7%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2423

Analogous

#232b28

#232a2b

#23262b

Triadic

#232a2b

#2b232a

#2a2b23

Split-complementary

#232a2b

#2b2326

#2b2823

Tetradic

#232a2b

#24232b

#2b2423

#2a2b23

Square

#232a2b

#28232b

#2b2423

#262b23

Shades

Color #232a2b mixed toward black.

#1d2324

#171c1d

#111516

#0c0e0e

#060707

Tints

Color #232a2b mixed toward white.

#435153

#64787a

#889b9e

#b0bdbe

#d7dedf

Tones

Color #232a2b mixed toward gray.

#242a2a

#24292a

#252929

#262828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262b · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#26252b · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#232b2b · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #232a2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232a2b]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#232a2b (#232a2b) is rgb(35, 42, 43) in RGB.

No, #232a2b 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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