#233238

Color #233238

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#233238

RGB

rgb(35, 50, 56)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 23.1%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 37.5%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(19.74, -4.41, -5.8)

LCH

lch(19.74, 7.29, 232.75)

OKLCH

oklch(30.6%, 0.0226, 224.64)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 13.7%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#382923

Analogous

#233833

#233238

#232738

Triadic

#233238

#382332

#323823

Split-complementary

#233238

#382327

#383323

Tetradic

#233238

#292338

#382923

#323823

Square

#233238

#332338

#382923

#273823

Shades

Color #233238 mixed toward black.

#1d2a2f

#172125

#11191c

#0c1113

#060809

Tints

Color #233238 mixed toward white.

#3e5863

#597f8e

#7ea1ae

#a9c0c9

#d4e0e4

Tones

Color #233238 mixed toward gray.

#253136

#263034

#283033

#2a2f31

#2c2e2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a37 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#292836 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#243535 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #233238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#233238]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#233238 (#233238) is rgb(35, 50, 56) in RGB.

No, #233238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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