#232b2b

Color #232b2b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#232b2b

RGB

rgb(35, 43, 43)

HSL

hsl(180, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(16.79, -3.48, -1.17)

LCH

lch(16.79, 3.67, 198.58)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0112, 196.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.7%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2323

Analogous

#232b27

#232b2b

#23272b

Triadic

#232b2b

#2b232b

#2b2b23

Split-complementary

#232b2b

#2b2327

#2b2723

Tetradic

#232b2b

#23232b

#2b2323

#2b2b23

Square

#232b2b

#27232b

#2b2323

#272b23

Shades

Color #232b2b mixed toward black.

#1d2424

#171d1d

#111616

#0c0e0e

#060707

Tints

Color #232b2b mixed toward white.

#435353

#647a7a

#889e9e

#b0bebe

#d7dfdf

Tones

Color #232b2b mixed toward gray.

#242a2a

#252929

#262828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272b · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#26262b · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#232b2b · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #232b2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232b2b]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#232b2b (#232b2b) is rgb(35, 43, 43) in RGB.

No, #232b2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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