#232b2a

Color #232b2a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#232b2a

RGB

rgb(35, 43, 42)

HSL

hsl(172.5, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.5, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 2.3%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.76, -3.74, -0.52)

LCH

lch(16.76, 3.78, 187.92)

OKLCH

oklch(28.1%, 0.0114, 187.06)

HWB

hwb(172.5, 13.7%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2324

Analogous

#232b26

#232b2a

#23282b

Triadic

#232b2a

#2a232b

#2b2a23

Split-complementary

#232b2a

#2b2328

#2b2623

Tetradic

#232b2a

#23242b

#2b2324

#2b2a23

Square

#232b2a

#26232b

#2b2324

#282b23

Shades

Color #232b2a mixed toward black.

#1d2423

#171d1c

#111615

#0c0e0e

#060707

Tints

Color #232b2a mixed toward white.

#435351

#647a78

#889e9b

#b0bebd

#d7dfde

Tones

Color #232b2a mixed toward gray.

#242a2a

#242a29

#252929

#262828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272a · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#26262a · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#232a2a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #232b2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232b2a]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#232b2a (#232b2a) is rgb(35, 43, 42) in RGB.

No, #232b2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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