#23232a

Color #23232a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#23232a

RGB

rgb(35, 35, 42)

HSL

hsl(240, 9.1%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 16.7%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(13.98, 1.84, -4.64)

LCH

lch(13.98, 4.99, 291.63)

OKLCH

oklch(25.9%, 0.0131, 285.52)

HWB

hwb(240, 13.7%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2a23

Analogous

#23272a

#23232a

#27232a

Triadic

#23232a

#2a2323

#232a23

Split-complementary

#23232a

#2a2723

#272a23

Tetradic

#23232a

#2a232a

#2a2a23

#232a23

Square

#23232a

#2a2327

#2a2a23

#232a27

Shades

Color #23232a mixed toward black.

#1d1d23

#17171c

#121215

#0c0c0e

#060607

Tints

Color #23232a mixed toward white.

#444451

#656579

#89899d

#b0b0bd

#d8d8de

Tones

Color #23232a mixed toward gray.

#242429

#252528

#262627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232328 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#232328 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#232727 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #23232a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23232a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#23232a (#23232a) is rgb(35, 35, 42) in RGB.

No, #23232a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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