#282b31

Color #282b31

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#282b31

RGB

rgb(40, 43, 49)

HSL

hsl(220, 10.1%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 18.4%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 12.2%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(17.46, 0.24, -4.33)

LCH

lch(17.46, 4.34, 273.17)

OKLCH

oklch(28.8%, 0.0118, 264.14)

HWB

hwb(220, 15.7%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#312e28

Analogous

#283031

#282b31

#2a2831

Triadic

#282b31

#31282b

#2b3128

Split-complementary

#282b31

#312a28

#303128

Tetradic

#282b31

#2e2831

#312e28

#2b3128

Square

#282b31

#312830

#312e28

#28312a

Shades

Color #282b31 mixed toward black.

#212429

#1b1d21

#141619

#0d0e10

#070708

Tints

Color #282b31 mixed toward white.

#484d58

#676f7e

#8b92a0

#b2b7c0

#d8dbdf

Tones

Color #282b31 mixed toward gray.

#292b30

#2a2c30

#2a2c2f

#2b2c2e

#2c2c2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292930 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#29292f · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#282f2e · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282b31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282b31]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#282b31 (#282b31) is rgb(40, 43, 49) in RGB.

No, #282b31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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