#242c2e

Color #242c2e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#242c2e

RGB

rgb(36, 44, 46)

HSL

hsl(192, 12.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 21.7%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(17.34, -2.92, -2.46)

LCH

lch(17.34, 3.82, 220.11)

OKLCH

oklch(28.6%, 0.0118, 214.63)

HWB

hwb(192, 14.1%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2624

Analogous

#242e2b

#242c2e

#24272e

Triadic

#242c2e

#2e242c

#2c2e24

Split-complementary

#242c2e

#2e2427

#2e2b24

Tetradic

#242c2e

#26242e

#2e2624

#2c2e24

Square

#242c2e

#2b242e

#2e2624

#272e24

Shades

Color #242c2e mixed toward black.

#1e2526

#181d1f

#121617

#0c0f0f

#060708

Tints

Color #242c2e mixed toward white.

#435256

#63797e

#879ca1

#afbdc0

#d7dee0

Tones

Color #242c2e mixed toward gray.

#252c2d

#262b2c

#272b2c

#272a2b

#282a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282e · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#27272d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#242d2d · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242c2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242c2e]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#242c2e (#242c2e) is rgb(36, 44, 46) in RGB.

No, #242c2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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