#28424e

Color #28424e

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#28424e

RGB

rgb(40, 66, 78)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 32.2%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 48.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(26.44, -6.19, -10.35)

LCH

lch(26.44, 12.06, 239.12)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.038, 228.84)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 15.7%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e3428

Analogous

#284e47

#28424e

#282f4e

Triadic

#28424e

#4e2842

#424e28

Split-complementary

#28424e

#4e282f

#4e4728

Tetradic

#28424e

#34284e

#4e3428

#424e28

Square

#28424e

#47284e

#4e3428

#2f4e28

Shades

Color #28424e mixed toward black.

#213741

#1b2c34

#142127

#0d161a

#070b0d

Tints

Color #28424e mixed toward white.

#3e6679

#548ba4

#7da9bd

#a9c5d3

#d4e2e9

Tones

Color #28424e mixed toward gray.

#2b414b

#2e4048

#313e44

#353d41

#383c3e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.98:1

White text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#35354b · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#33314b · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#2a4949 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 10.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #28424e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28424e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#28424e (#28424e) is rgb(40, 66, 78) in RGB.

No, #28424e 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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