#282a2d

Color #282a2d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#282a2d

RGB

rgb(40, 42, 45)

HSL

hsl(216, 5.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 11.1%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 6.7%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(16.97, -0.13, -2.26)

LCH

lch(16.97, 2.26, 266.71)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0062, 258.87)

HWB

hwb(216, 15.7%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2b28

Analogous

#282d2d

#282a2d

#29282d

Triadic

#282a2d

#2d282a

#2a2d28

Split-complementary

#282a2d

#2d2928

#2d2d28

Tetradic

#282a2d

#2b282d

#2d2b28

#2a2d28

Square

#282a2d

#2d282d

#2d2b28

#282d29

Shades

Color #282a2d mixed toward black.

#212326

#1b1c1e

#141517

#0d0e0f

#070708

Tints

Color #282a2d mixed toward white.

#494d53

#6b7078

#8f949b

#b4b7bc

#dadbde

Tones

Color #282a2d mixed toward gray.

#282a2d

#292a2c

#2a2a2b

#2a2b2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292c · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#29292c · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#282c2c · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282a2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282a2d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#282a2d (#282a2d) is rgb(40, 42, 45) in RGB.

No, #282a2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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