#242d39

Color #242d39

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#242d39

RGB

rgb(36, 45, 57)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 22.6%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 36.8%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.8%, 21.1%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(18.13, -0.34, -8.92)

LCH

lch(18.13, 8.93, 267.82)

OKLCH

oklch(29.4%, 0.0253, 255.8)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 14.1%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393024

Analogous

#243739

#242d39

#252439

Triadic

#242d39

#39242d

#2d3924

Split-complementary

#242d39

#392524

#373924

Tetradic

#242d39

#302439

#393024

#2d3924

Square

#242d39

#392437

#393024

#243925

Shades

Color #242d39 mixed toward black.

#1e252f

#181e26

#12161c

#0c0f13

#060709

Tints

Color #242d39 mixed toward white.

#3f4f64

#5a708e

#7f93ae

#aab7c9

#d4dbe4

Tones

Color #242d39 mixed toward gray.

#262d37

#272d35

#292e34

#2b2e32

#2d2e30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282836 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#282736 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#253434 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242d39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242d39]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#242d39 (#242d39) is rgb(36, 45, 57) in RGB.

No, #242d39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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