#232a38

Color #232a38

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#232a38

RGB

rgb(35, 42, 56)

HSL

hsl(220, 23.1%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 37.5%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 25%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(16.98, 1.07, -9.99)

LCH

lch(16.98, 10.05, 276.11)

OKLCH

oklch(28.5%, 0.0278, 264)

HWB

hwb(220, 13.7%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#383123

Analogous

#233438

#232a38

#262338

Triadic

#232a38

#38232a

#2a3823

Split-complementary

#232a38

#382623

#343823

Tetradic

#232a38

#312338

#383123

#2a3823

Square

#232a38

#382334

#383123

#233826

Shades

Color #232a38 mixed toward black.

#1d232f

#171c25

#11151c

#0c0e13

#060709

Tints

Color #232a38 mixed toward white.

#3e4a63

#596a8e

#7e8eae

#a9b4c9

#d4d9e4

Tones

Color #232a38 mixed toward gray.

#252a36

#262b34

#282c33

#2a2c31

#2c2d2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262635 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#262534 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#233232 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #232a38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232a38]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#232a38 (#232a38) is rgb(35, 42, 56) in RGB.

No, #232a38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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