#282730

Color #282730

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#282730

RGB

rgb(40, 39, 48)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 10.3%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 18.7%, 18.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 81.2%)

LAB

lab(16.08, 2.77, -5.7)

LCH

lch(16.08, 6.34, 295.92)

OKLCH

oklch(27.8%, 0.0165, 290.19)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 15.3%, 81.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f3027

Analogous

#272b30

#282730

#2d2730

Triadic

#282730

#302827

#273028

Split-complementary

#282730

#302d27

#2b3027

Tetradic

#282730

#30272f

#2f3027

#273028

Square

#282730

#30272b

#2f3027

#27302d

Shades

Color #282730 mixed toward black.

#212128

#1b1a20

#141418

#0d0d10

#070708

Tints

Color #282730 mixed toward white.

#494757

#69667e

#8d8aa0

#b3b1c0

#d9d8df

Tones

Color #282730 mixed toward gray.

#29282f

#29292f

#2a292e

#2a2a2d

#2b2b2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282e · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#28282d · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#282c2c · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #282730;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282730]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#282730 (#282730) is rgb(40, 39, 48) in RGB.

No, #282730 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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