#23232e

Color #23232e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#23232e

RGB

rgb(35, 35, 46)

HSL

hsl(240, 13.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 23.9%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 23.9%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(14.15, 2.98, -7.25)

LCH

lch(14.15, 7.84, 292.34)

OKLCH

oklch(26.1%, 0.0205, 284.99)

HWB

hwb(240, 13.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2e23

Analogous

#23292e

#23232e

#29232e

Triadic

#23232e

#2e2323

#232e23

Split-complementary

#23232e

#2e2923

#292e23

Tetradic

#23232e

#2e232e

#2e2e23

#232e23

Square

#23232e

#2e2329

#2e2e23

#232e29

Shades

Color #23232e mixed toward black.

#1d1d26

#17171f

#121217

#0c0c0f

#060608

Tints

Color #23232e mixed toward white.

#424257

#61617f

#8585a2

#aeaec1

#d6d6e0

Tones

Color #23232e mixed toward gray.

#24242d

#25252c

#26262b

#27272a

#282829

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23232c · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#23232b · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#232a29 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #23232e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23232e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#23232e (#23232e) is rgb(35, 35, 46) in RGB.

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

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