#242528

Color #242528

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.85 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#242528

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 40)

HSL

hsl(225, 5.3%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 10%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 7.5%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(14.69, 0.31, -2.14)

LCH

lch(14.69, 2.16, 278.24)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0057, 271.01)

HWB

hwb(225, 14.1%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282724

Analogous

#242728

#242528

#252428

Triadic

#242528

#282425

#252824

Split-complementary

#242528

#282524

#272824

Tetradic

#242528

#272428

#282724

#252824

Square

#242528

#282427

#282724

#242825

Shades

Color #242528 mixed toward black.

#1e1f21

#18191b

#121214

#0c0c0d

#060607

Tints

Color #242528 mixed toward white.

#46484e

#686b74

#8d9098

#b3b5ba

#d9dadd

Tones

Color #242528 mixed toward gray.

#242528

#252527

#252627

#262626

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

#242427 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#242427 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#242727 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242528;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242528]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#242528 (#242528) is rgb(36, 37, 40) in RGB.

No, #242528 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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