#242827

Color #242827

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#242827

RGB

rgb(36, 40, 39)

HSL

hsl(165, 5.3%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 10%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 0%, 2.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(15.69, -2.04, 0.04)

LCH

lch(15.69, 2.04, 178.88)

OKLCH

oklch(27.2%, 0.006, 179.05)

HWB

hwb(165, 14.1%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#282425

Analogous

#242825

#242827

#242728

Triadic

#242827

#272428

#282724

Split-complementary

#242827

#282427

#282524

Tetradic

#242827

#242528

#282425

#282724

Square

#242827

#252428

#282425

#272824

Shades

Color #242827 mixed toward black.

#1e2121

#181b1a

#121414

#0c0d0d

#060707

Tints

Color #242827 mixed toward white.

#464e4c

#687471

#8d9895

#b3bab9

#d9dddc

Tones

Color #242827 mixed toward gray.

#242827

#252727

#252726

#262626

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.41:1

White text reads better on this background (14.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262627 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#262527 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#242727 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242827;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242827]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#242827 (#242827) is rgb(36, 40, 39) in RGB.

No, #242827 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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