#242530

Color #242530

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#242530

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 48)

HSL

hsl(235, 14.3%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 25%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 22.9%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(15.02, 2.54, -7.35)

LCH

lch(15.02, 7.78, 289.06)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.0205, 280.71)

HWB

hwb(235, 14.1%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#302f24

Analogous

#242b30

#242530

#292430

Triadic

#242530

#302425

#253024

Split-complementary

#242530

#302924

#2b3024

Tetradic

#242530

#2f2430

#302f24

#253024

Square

#242530

#30242b

#302f24

#243029

Shades

Color #242530 mixed toward black.

#1e1f28

#181920

#121318

#0c0c10

#060608

Tints

Color #242530 mixed toward white.

#424459

#616481

#8588a4

#aeb0c2

#d6d7e1

Tones

Color #242530 mixed toward gray.

#25262f

#26272e

#27282d

#28282c

#29292b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242e · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#24242d · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#242c2b · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242530;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242530]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242530 (#242530) is rgb(36, 37, 48) in RGB.

No, #242530 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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