#242829

Color #242829

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#242829

RGB

rgb(36, 40, 41)

HSL

hsl(192, 6.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 12.2%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(15.76, -1.53, -1.27)

LCH

lch(15.76, 1.99, 219.69)

OKLCH

oklch(27.3%, 0.006, 214.22)

HWB

hwb(192, 14.1%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292524

Analogous

#242928

#242829

#242629

Triadic

#242829

#292428

#282924

Split-complementary

#242829

#292426

#292824

Tetradic

#242829

#252429

#292524

#282924

Square

#242829

#282429

#292524

#262924

Shades

Color #242829 mixed toward black.

#1e2122

#181b1b

#121415

#0c0d0e

#060707

Tints

Color #242829 mixed toward white.

#464d4f

#677376

#8c979a

#b2babc

#d9dcdd

Tones

Color #242829 mixed toward gray.

#242829

#252828

#252728

#262727

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.41:1

White text reads better on this background (14.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262629 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#262529 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#242929 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #242829;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242829]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#242829 (#242829) is rgb(36, 40, 41) in RGB.

No, #242829 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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