#242126

Color #242126

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#242126

RGB

rgb(36, 33, 38)

HSL

hsl(276, 7%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 13.2%, 14.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 85.1%)

LAB

lab(13.25, 2.64, -2.84)

LCH

lch(13.25, 3.88, 312.91)

OKLCH

oklch(25.3%, 0.0103, 312.24)

HWB

hwb(276, 12.9%, 85.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#232621

Analogous

#212126

#242126

#262125

Triadic

#242126

#262421

#212624

Split-complementary

#242126

#252621

#212621

Tetradic

#242126

#262123

#232621

#212624

Square

#242126

#262121

#232621

#212526

Shades

Color #242126 mixed toward black.

#1e1b20

#181619

#121013

#0c0b0d

#060506

Tints

Color #242126 mixed toward white.

#49434d

#6e6574

#938a99

#b7b1bb

#dbd8dd

Tones

Color #242126 mixed toward gray.

#242126

#242225

#242324

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232325 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#232325 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#242424 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242126;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242126]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#242126 (#242126) is rgb(36, 33, 38) in RGB.

No, #242126 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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