#242e3d

Color #242e3d

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.75 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#242e3d

RGB

rgb(36, 46, 61)

HSL

hsl(216, 25.8%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 41%, 23.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 24.6%, 0%, 76.1%)

LAB

lab(18.65, 0.25, -10.88)

LCH

lch(18.65, 10.88, 271.32)

OKLCH

oklch(29.9%, 0.0307, 258.36)

HWB

hwb(216, 14.1%, 76.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d3324

Analogous

#243a3d

#242e3d

#26243d

Triadic

#242e3d

#3d242e

#2e3d24

Split-complementary

#242e3d

#3d2624

#3a3d24

Tetradic

#242e3d

#33243d

#3d3324

#2e3d24

Square

#242e3d

#3d243a

#3d3324

#243d26

Shades

Color #242e3d mixed toward black.

#1e2633

#181f29

#12171e

#0c0f14

#06080a

Tints

Color #242e3d mixed toward white.

#3d4f68

#576f94

#7d92b2

#a8b7cc

#d4dbe5

Tones

Color #242e3d mixed toward gray.

#262e3b

#282f39

#2a2f37

#2c3035

#2e3033

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.53:1

White text reads better on this background (13.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29293a · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#282739 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#253736 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242e3d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242e3d]

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

#242e3d (#242e3d) is rgb(36, 46, 61) in RGB.

No, #242e3d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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