#242c31

Color #242c31

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#242c31

RGB

rgb(36, 44, 49)

HSL

hsl(203.1, 15.3%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.1, 26.5%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(17.45, -2.07, -4.38)

LCH

lch(17.45, 4.84, 244.7)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.0145, 235.43)

HWB

hwb(203.1, 14.1%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#312924

Analogous

#243130

#242c31

#242631

Triadic

#242c31

#31242c

#2c3124

Split-complementary

#242c31

#312426

#313024

Tetradic

#242c31

#292431

#312924

#2c3124

Square

#242c31

#302431

#312924

#263124

Shades

Color #242c31 mixed toward black.

#1e2529

#181d21

#121619

#0c0f10

#060708

Tints

Color #242c31 mixed toward white.

#42515a

#607583

#8599a5

#adbbc3

#d6dde1

Tones

Color #242c31 mixed toward gray.

#252c30

#262c2f

#272b2e

#282b2d

#292b2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282830 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#272730 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#242f2f · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242c31;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242c31]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#242c31 (#242c31) is rgb(36, 44, 49) in RGB.

No, #242c31 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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