#283233

Color #283233

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#283233

RGB

rgb(40, 50, 51)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 12.1%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 21.6%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 2%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(19.93, -3.96, -2.05)

LCH

lch(19.93, 4.46, 207.37)

OKLCH

oklch(30.8%, 0.0138, 203.96)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 15.7%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#332928

Analogous

#28332e

#283233

#282c33

Triadic

#283233

#332832

#323328

Split-complementary

#283233

#33282c

#332e28

Tetradic

#283233

#292833

#332928

#323328

Square

#283233

#2e2833

#332928

#2c3328

Shades

Color #283233 mixed toward black.

#212a2a

#1b2122

#141919

#0d1111

#070808

Tints

Color #283233 mixed toward white.

#47585a

#657f81

#8aa1a3

#b1c0c2

#d8e0e0

Tones

Color #283233 mixed toward gray.

#293132

#2a3031

#2b3030

#2c2f2f

#2c2e2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.59:1

White text reads better on this background (13.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d33 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#2c2b33 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#293333 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #283233;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#283233]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#283233 (#283233) is rgb(40, 50, 51) in RGB.

No, #283233 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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