#282323

Color #282323

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class stone-800 #292524 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#282323

RGB

rgb(40, 35, 35)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.7%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 12.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(14.26, 2.35, 0.86)

LCH

lch(14.26, 2.5, 20.1)

OKLCH

oklch(26.2%, 0.0076, 17.72)

HWB

hwb(0, 13.7%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232828

Analogous

#282325

#282323

#282523

Triadic

#282323

#232823

#232328

Split-complementary

#282323

#232825

#232528

Tetradic

#282323

#282823

#232828

#232328

Square

#282323

#252823

#232828

#252328

Shades

Color #282323 mixed toward black.

#211d1d

#1b1717

#141111

#0d0c0c

#070606

Tints

Color #282323 mixed toward white.

#4f4545

#756767

#9a8b8b

#bbb2b2

#ddd8d8

Tones

Color #282323 mixed toward gray.

#282323

#272424

#262525

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262623 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#262723 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#282323 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282323;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282323]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#282323 (#282323) is rgb(40, 35, 35) in RGB.

No, #282323 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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