#282b21

Color #282b21

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#282b21

RGB

rgb(40, 43, 33)

HSL

hsl(78, 13.2%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78, 23.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0%, 23.3%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.93, -3.61, 6.08)

LCH

lch(16.93, 7.07, 120.7)

OKLCH

oklch(28.3%, 0.0182, 121.07)

HWB

hwb(78, 12.9%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24212b

Analogous

#2b2921

#282b21

#232b21

Triadic

#282b21

#21282b

#2b2128

Split-complementary

#282b21

#21232b

#29212b

Tetradic

#282b21

#212b24

#24212b

#2b2128

Square

#282b21

#212b29

#24212b

#2b2123

Shades

Color #282b21 mixed toward black.

#21241b

#1b1d16

#141610

#0d0e0b

#070705

Tints

Color #282b21 mixed toward white.

#4e5440

#747d60

#98a184

#bac0ad

#dde0d6

Tones

Color #282b21 mixed toward gray.

#282a22

#272923

#272824

#262725

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292924 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#292924 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#282626 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282b21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282b21]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#282b21 (#282b21) is rgb(40, 43, 33) in RGB.

No, #282b21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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