#242821

Color #242821

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#242821

RGB

rgb(36, 40, 33)

HSL

hsl(94.3, 9.6%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.3, 17.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 0%, 17.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(15.5, -3.48, 4.01)

LCH

lch(15.5, 5.31, 130.95)

OKLCH

oklch(27%, 0.014, 131.8)

HWB

hwb(94.3, 12.9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252128

Analogous

#272821

#242821

#212821

Triadic

#242821

#212428

#282124

Split-complementary

#242821

#212128

#282127

Tetradic

#242821

#212825

#252128

#282124

Square

#242821

#212728

#252128

#282121

Shades

Color #242821 mixed toward black.

#1e211b

#181b16

#121410

#0c0d0b

#060705

Tints

Color #242821 mixed toward white.

#485042

#6c7863

#909c87

#b5bdaf

#daded7

Tones

Color #242821 mixed toward gray.

#242722

#242623

#242524

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262623 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#262523 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#242424 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242821;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242821]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#242821 (#242821) is rgb(36, 40, 33) in RGB.

No, #242821 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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