#283438

Color #283438

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#283438

RGB

rgb(40, 52, 56)

HSL

hsl(195, 16.7%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 28.6%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(20.8, -3.89, -4.17)

LCH

lch(20.8, 5.7, 226.99)

OKLCH

oklch(31.6%, 0.0177, 220.18)

HWB

hwb(195, 15.7%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#382c28

Analogous

#283834

#283438

#282c38

Triadic

#283438

#382834

#343828

Split-complementary

#283438

#38282c

#383428

Tetradic

#283438

#2c2838

#382c28

#343828

Square

#283438

#342838

#382c28

#2c3828

Shades

Color #283438 mixed toward black.

#212b2f

#1b2325

#141a1c

#0d1113

#070909

Tints

Color #283438 mixed toward white.

#455960

#617f88

#86a0a9

#aec0c6

#d7dfe2

Tones

Color #283438 mixed toward gray.

#293337

#2b3335

#2c3234

#2d3133

#2f3131

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.64:1

White text reads better on this background (12.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e37 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#2d2c37 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#293636 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #283438;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#283438]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#283438 (#283438) is rgb(40, 52, 56) in RGB.

No, #283438 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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