#232a2e

Color #232a2e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#232a2e

RGB

rgb(35, 42, 46)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 13.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 23.9%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(16.56, -1.96, -3.63)

LCH

lch(16.56, 4.13, 241.63)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.0123, 232.94)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 13.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2723

Analogous

#232e2d

#232a2e

#23252e

Triadic

#232a2e

#2e232a

#2a2e23

Split-complementary

#232a2e

#2e2325

#2e2d23

Tetradic

#232a2e

#27232e

#2e2723

#2a2e23

Square

#232a2e

#2d232e

#2e2723

#252e23

Shades

Color #232a2e mixed toward black.

#1d2326

#171c1f

#121517

#0c0e0f

#060708

Tints

Color #232a2e mixed toward white.

#424f57

#61747f

#8598a2

#aebac1

#d6dde0

Tones

Color #232a2e mixed toward gray.

#242a2d

#252a2c

#26292b

#27292a

#282929

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262d · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#26252d · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#232c2c · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #232a2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232a2e]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#232a2e (#232a2e) is rgb(35, 42, 46) in RGB.

No, #232a2e 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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