#282c2d

Color #282c2d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#282c2d

RGB

rgb(40, 44, 45)

HSL

hsl(192, 5.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 11.1%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 2.2%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(17.65, -1.51, -1.25)

LCH

lch(17.65, 1.96, 219.62)

OKLCH

oklch(29%, 0.006, 214.76)

HWB

hwb(192, 15.7%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2928

Analogous

#282d2c

#282c2d

#282a2d

Triadic

#282c2d

#2d282c

#2c2d28

Split-complementary

#282c2d

#2d282a

#2d2c28

Tetradic

#282c2d

#29282d

#2d2928

#2c2d28

Square

#282c2d

#2c282d

#2d2928

#2a2d28

Shades

Color #282c2d mixed toward black.

#212526

#1b1d1e

#141617

#0d0f0f

#070708

Tints

Color #282c2d mixed toward white.

#495153

#6b7578

#8f999b

#b4bbbc

#daddde

Tones

Color #282c2d mixed toward gray.

#282c2d

#292c2c

#292b2c

#2a2b2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.49:1

White text reads better on this background (14.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2d · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#2a292d · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#282d2d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282c2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282c2d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#282c2d (#282c2d) is rgb(40, 44, 45) in RGB.

No, #282c2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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