#232c2b

Color #232c2b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#232c2b

RGB

rgb(35, 44, 43)

HSL

hsl(173.3, 11.4%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.3, 20.5%, 17.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(17.15, -4.15, -0.65)

LCH

lch(17.15, 4.2, 188.9)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0126, 188.19)

HWB

hwb(173.3, 13.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2324

Analogous

#232c27

#232c2b

#23292c

Triadic

#232c2b

#2b232c

#2c2b23

Split-complementary

#232c2b

#2c2329

#2c2723

Tetradic

#232c2b

#23242c

#2c2324

#2c2b23

Square

#232c2b

#27232c

#2c2324

#292c23

Shades

Color #232c2b mixed toward black.

#1d2524

#171d1d

#121616

#0c0f0e

#060707

Tints

Color #232c2b mixed toward white.

#435452

#637c79

#87a09d

#afbfbe

#d7dfde

Tones

Color #232c2b mixed toward gray.

#242b2a

#252b2a

#252a29

#262929

#272828

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272b · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#27262b · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#242b2b · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #232c2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232c2b]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#232c2b (#232c2b) is rgb(35, 44, 43) in RGB.

No, #232c2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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