#223238

Color #223238

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#223238

RGB

rgb(34, 50, 56)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 24.4%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 39.3%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(19.67, -4.76, -5.92)

LCH

lch(19.67, 7.6, 231.2)

OKLCH

oklch(30.6%, 0.0237, 223.12)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 13.3%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#382822

Analogous

#223833

#223238

#222738

Triadic

#223238

#382232

#323822

Split-complementary

#223238

#382227

#383322

Tetradic

#223238

#282238

#382822

#323822

Square

#223238

#332238

#382822

#273822

Shades

Color #223238 mixed toward black.

#1c2a2f

#172125

#11191c

#0b1113

#060809

Tints

Color #223238 mixed toward white.

#3c5963

#57808f

#7ca2b0

#a8c1ca

#d3e0e5

Tones

Color #223238 mixed toward gray.

#243136

#263034

#272f32

#292f31

#2b2e2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a37 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#292836 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#233535 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #223238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#223238]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#223238 (#223238) is rgb(34, 50, 56) in RGB.

No, #223238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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