#242529

Color #242529

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#242529

RGB

rgb(36, 37, 41)

HSL

hsl(228, 6.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 12.2%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(14.73, 0.57, -2.8)

LCH

lch(14.73, 2.86, 281.51)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0075, 274.57)

HWB

hwb(228, 14.1%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292824

Analogous

#242829

#242529

#262429

Triadic

#242529

#292425

#252924

Split-complementary

#242529

#292624

#282924

Tetradic

#242529

#282429

#292824

#252924

Square

#242529

#292428

#292824

#242926

Shades

Color #242529 mixed toward black.

#1e1f22

#18191b

#121315

#0c0c0e

#060607

Tints

Color #242529 mixed toward white.

#46484f

#676a76

#8c8f9a

#b2b4bc

#d9dadd

Tones

Color #242529 mixed toward gray.

#242529

#252628

#262627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.31:1). 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 3.5

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242529;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242529]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#242529 (#242529) is rgb(36, 37, 41) in RGB.

No, #242529 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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