#222b2b

Color #222b2b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.46 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#222b2b

RGB

rgb(34, 43, 43)

HSL

hsl(180, 11.7%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 20.9%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.71, -3.89, -1.3)

LCH

lch(16.71, 4.1, 198.48)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0125, 196.7)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.3%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2222

Analogous

#222b27

#222b2b

#22272b

Triadic

#222b2b

#2b222b

#2b2b22

Split-complementary

#222b2b

#2b2227

#2b2722

Tetradic

#222b2b

#22222b

#2b2222

#2b2b22

Square

#222b2b

#27222b

#2b2222

#272b22

Shades

Color #222b2b mixed toward black.

#1c2424

#171d1d

#111616

#0b0e0e

#060707

Tints

Color #222b2b mixed toward white.

#425353

#627c7c

#869f9f

#aebfbf

#d7dfdf

Tones

Color #222b2b mixed toward gray.

#232a2a

#242a2a

#242929

#252828

#262727

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262b · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#26252b · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#232b2b · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #222b2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#222b2b]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#222b2b (#222b2b) is rgb(34, 43, 43) in RGB.

No, #222b2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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