#242430

Color #242430

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#242430

RGB

rgb(36, 36, 48)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.3%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 25%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(14.68, 3.26, -7.86)

LCH

lch(14.68, 8.51, 292.53)

OKLCH

oklch(26.6%, 0.0222, 284.85)

HWB

hwb(240, 14.1%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#303024

Analogous

#242a30

#242430

#2a2430

Triadic

#242430

#302424

#243024

Split-complementary

#242430

#302a24

#2a3024

Tetradic

#242430

#302430

#303024

#243024

Square

#242430

#30242a

#303024

#24302a

Shades

Color #242430 mixed toward black.

#1e1e28

#181820

#121218

#0c0c10

#060608

Tints

Color #242430 mixed toward white.

#424259

#616181

#8585a4

#aeaec2

#d6d6e1

Tones

Color #242430 mixed toward gray.

#25252f

#26262e

#27272d

#28282c

#29292b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24242d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#24242d · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#242b2b · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242430;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242430]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#242430 (#242430) is rgb(36, 36, 48) in RGB.

No, #242430 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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