#242d3c

Color #242d3c

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#242d3c

RGB

rgb(36, 45, 60)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 25%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 40%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40%, 25%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(18.27, 0.62, -10.78)

LCH

lch(18.27, 10.8, 273.29)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0302, 260.48)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 14.1%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c3324

Analogous

#24393c

#242d3c

#27243c

Triadic

#242d3c

#3c242d

#2d3c24

Split-complementary

#242d3c

#3c2724

#393c24

Tetradic

#242d3c

#33243c

#3c3324

#2d3c24

Square

#242d3c

#3c2439

#3c3324

#243c27

Shades

Color #242d3c mixed toward black.

#1e2532

#181e28

#12161e

#0c0f14

#06070a

Tints

Color #242d3c mixed toward white.

#3e4d67

#586e92

#7e91b1

#a9b6cb

#d4dae5

Tones

Color #242d3c mixed toward gray.

#262d3a

#282e38

#2a2e36

#2c2f34

#2e2f32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282839 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#282738 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#253635 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #242d3c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#242d3c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#242d3c (#242d3c) is rgb(36, 45, 60) in RGB.

No, #242d3c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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