#23252b

Color #23252b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#23252b

RGB

rgb(35, 37, 43)

HSL

hsl(225, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 14%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(14.71, 0.69, -4.27)

LCH

lch(14.71, 4.33, 279.18)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0115, 271)

HWB

hwb(225, 13.7%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2923

Analogous

#23292b

#23252b

#25232b

Triadic

#23252b

#2b2325

#252b23

Split-complementary

#23252b

#2b2523

#292b23

Tetradic

#23252b

#29232b

#2b2923

#252b23

Square

#23252b

#2b2329

#2b2923

#232b25

Shades

Color #23252b mixed toward black.

#1d1f24

#17191d

#111316

#0c0c0e

#060607

Tints

Color #23252b mixed toward white.

#434753

#64697a

#888d9e

#b0b3be

#d7d9df

Tones

Color #23252b mixed toward gray.

#24252a

#24262a

#252629

#262628

#262728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242a · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#242429 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#232928 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #23252b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23252b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#23252b (#23252b) is rgb(35, 37, 43) in RGB.

No, #23252b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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