#232e2e

Color #232e2e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.32 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#232e2e

RGB

rgb(35, 46, 46)

HSL

hsl(180, 13.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 23.9%, 18%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(17.96, -4.67, -1.55)

LCH

lch(17.96, 4.92, 198.36)

OKLCH

oklch(29.1%, 0.015, 196.26)

HWB

hwb(180, 13.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2323

Analogous

#232e29

#232e2e

#23292e

Triadic

#232e2e

#2e232e

#2e2e23

Split-complementary

#232e2e

#2e2329

#2e2923

Tetradic

#232e2e

#23232e

#2e2323

#2e2e23

Square

#232e2e

#29232e

#2e2323

#292e23

Shades

Color #232e2e mixed toward black.

#1d2626

#171f1f

#121717

#0c0f0f

#060808

Tints

Color #232e2e mixed toward white.

#425757

#617f7f

#85a2a2

#aec1c1

#d6e0e0

Tones

Color #232e2e mixed toward gray.

#242d2d

#252c2c

#262b2b

#272a2a

#282929

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282e · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#27272e · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#242e2e · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #232e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#232e2e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#232e2e (#232e2e) is rgb(35, 46, 46) in RGB.

No, #232e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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