#282a2c

Color #282a2c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#282a2c

RGB

rgb(40, 42, 44)

HSL

hsl(210, 4.8%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 9.1%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(16.94, -0.39, -1.61)

LCH

lch(16.94, 1.66, 256.38)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0046, 248.43)

HWB

hwb(210, 15.7%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2a28

Analogous

#282c2c

#282a2c

#28282c

Triadic

#282a2c

#2c282a

#2a2c28

Split-complementary

#282a2c

#2c2828

#2c2c28

Tetradic

#282a2c

#2a282c

#2c2a28

#2a2c28

Square

#282a2c

#2c282c

#2c2a28

#282c28

Shades

Color #282a2c mixed toward black.

#212325

#1b1c1d

#141516

#0d0e0f

#070707

Tints

Color #282a2c mixed toward white.

#4a4e51

#6c7176

#8f959a

#b5b8bb

#dadcdd

Tones

Color #282a2c mixed toward gray.

#282a2c

#292a2b

#2a2a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292c · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#29292b · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#282b2b · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282a2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282a2c]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#282a2c (#282a2c) is rgb(40, 42, 44) in RGB.

No, #282a2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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