#283235

Color #283235

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#283235

RGB

rgb(40, 50, 53)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 14%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 24.5%, 20.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 5.7%, 0%, 79.2%)

LAB

lab(20, -3.41, -3.31)

LCH

lch(20, 4.75, 224.15)

OKLCH

oklch(30.9%, 0.0147, 217.81)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 15.7%, 79.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#352b28

Analogous

#283531

#283235

#282b35

Triadic

#283235

#352832

#323528

Split-complementary

#283235

#35282b

#353128

Tetradic

#283235

#2b2835

#352b28

#323528

Square

#283235

#312835

#352b28

#2b3528

Shades

Color #283235 mixed toward black.

#212a2c

#1b2123

#14191a

#0d1112

#070809

Tints

Color #283235 mixed toward white.

#46575d

#647d84

#889fa5

#b0bfc3

#d7dfe1

Tones

Color #283235 mixed toward gray.

#293134

#2a3133

#2b3032

#2c3031

#2d2f2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.6:1

White text reads better on this background (13.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d34 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#2c2b34 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#293434 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #283235;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#283235]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#283235 (#283235) is rgb(40, 50, 53) in RGB.

No, #283235 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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