#242c2a

Color #242c2a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#242c2a

RGB

rgb(36, 44, 42)

HSL

hsl(165, 10%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 18.2%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(17.2, -4, 0.13)

LCH

lch(17.2, 4, 178.14)

OKLCH

oklch(28.5%, 0.0117, 178.53)

HWB

hwb(165, 14.1%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2426

Analogous

#242c26

#242c2a

#242a2c

Triadic

#242c2a

#2a242c

#2c2a24

Split-complementary

#242c2a

#2c242a

#2c2624

Tetradic

#242c2a

#24262c

#2c2426

#2c2a24

Square

#242c2a

#26242c

#2c2426

#2a2c24

Shades

Color #242c2a mixed toward black.

#1e2523

#181d1c

#121615

#0c0f0e

#060707

Tints

Color #242c2a mixed toward white.

#445350

#657b75

#899e99

#b0bfbb

#d8dfdd

Tones

Color #242c2a mixed toward gray.

#252b2a

#252b29

#262a29

#272929

#272928

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282a · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#27272b · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#242b2b · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242c2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242c2a]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#242c2a (#242c2a) is rgb(36, 44, 42) in RGB.

No, #242c2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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