#242429

Color #242429

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#242429

RGB

rgb(36, 36, 41)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 12.2%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(14.38, 1.28, -3.31)

LCH

lch(14.38, 3.55, 291.14)

OKLCH

oklch(26.2%, 0.0092, 285.69)

HWB

hwb(240, 14.1%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292924

Analogous

#242729

#242429

#272429

Triadic

#242429

#292424

#242924

Split-complementary

#242429

#292724

#272924

Tetradic

#242429

#292429

#292924

#242924

Square

#242429

#292427

#292924

#242927

Shades

Color #242429 mixed toward black.

#1e1e22

#18181b

#121215

#0c0c0e

#060607

Tints

Color #242429 mixed toward white.

#46464f

#676776

#8c8c9a

#b2b2bc

#d9d9dd

Tones

Color #242429 mixed toward gray.

#242429

#252528

#262627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242428 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#242428 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#242727 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242429;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242429]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242429 (#242429) is rgb(36, 36, 41) in RGB.

No, #242429 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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