#232b2c

Color #232b2c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#232b2c

RGB

rgb(35, 43, 44)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 11.4%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 20.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 2.3%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(16.83, -3.2, -1.82)

LCH

lch(16.83, 3.68, 209.63)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.0113, 205.66)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 13.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2423

Analogous

#232c29

#232b2c

#23272c

Triadic

#232b2c

#2c232b

#2b2c23

Split-complementary

#232b2c

#2c2327

#2c2923

Tetradic

#232b2c

#24232c

#2c2423

#2b2c23

Square

#232b2c

#29232c

#2c2423

#272c23

Shades

Color #232b2c mixed toward black.

#1d2425

#171d1d

#121616

#0c0e0f

#060707

Tints

Color #232b2c mixed toward white.

#435254

#63797c

#879da0

#afbebf

#d7dedf

Tones

Color #232b2c mixed toward gray.

#242a2b

#252a2b

#25292a

#262929

#272828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272c · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#26262c · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#232c2c · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #232b2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232b2c]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#232b2c (#232b2c) is rgb(35, 43, 44) in RGB.

No, #232b2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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