#232c3e

Color #232c3e

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#232c3e

RGB

rgb(35, 44, 62)

HSL

hsl(220, 27.8%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 43.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.5%, 29%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(17.95, 1.64, -12.66)

LCH

lch(17.95, 12.77, 277.38)

OKLCH

oklch(29.3%, 0.0354, 263.84)

HWB

hwb(220, 13.7%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e3523

Analogous

#23393e

#232c3e

#27233e

Triadic

#232c3e

#3e232c

#2c3e23

Split-complementary

#232c3e

#3e2723

#393e23

Tetradic

#232c3e

#35233e

#3e3523

#2c3e23

Square

#232c3e

#3e2339

#3e3523

#233e27

Shades

Color #232c3e mixed toward black.

#1d2534

#171d29

#11161f

#0c0f15

#06070a

Tints

Color #232c3e mixed toward white.

#3c4b6a

#556a96

#7b8eb4

#a7b4cd

#d3d9e6

Tones

Color #232c3e mixed toward gray.

#252d3c

#272d39

#2a2e37

#2c2f35

#2e3033

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27273a · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#272639 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#243736 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #232c3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232c3e]

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

#232c3e (#232c3e) is rgb(35, 44, 62) in RGB.

No, #232c3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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