#282e2e

Color #282e2e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#282e2e

RGB

rgb(40, 46, 46)

HSL

hsl(180, 7%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 13%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(18.38, -2.61, -0.89)

LCH

lch(18.38, 2.76, 198.83)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0084, 196.7)

HWB

hwb(180, 15.7%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2828

Analogous

#282e2b

#282e2e

#282b2e

Triadic

#282e2e

#2e282e

#2e2e28

Split-complementary

#282e2e

#2e282b

#2e2b28

Tetradic

#282e2e

#28282e

#2e2828

#2e2e28

Square

#282e2e

#2b282e

#2e2828

#2b2e28

Shades

Color #282e2e mixed toward black.

#212626

#1b1f1f

#141717

#0d0f0f

#070808

Tints

Color #282e2e mixed toward white.

#495454

#6a7a7a

#8e9c9c

#b3bdbd

#d9dede

Tones

Color #282e2e mixed toward gray.

#292e2e

#292d2d

#2a2d2d

#2a2c2c

#2b2c2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b2e · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#2a2a2e · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#282e2e · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282e2e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#282e2e (#282e2e) is rgb(40, 46, 46) in RGB.

No, #282e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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