#283c40

Color #283c40

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#283c40

RGB

rgb(40, 60, 64)

HSL

hsl(190, 23.1%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 37.5%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 6.2%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(23.85, -6.74, -5.02)

LCH

lch(23.85, 8.4, 216.68)

OKLCH

oklch(34.1%, 0.0263, 211.34)

HWB

hwb(190, 15.7%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#402c28

Analogous

#284038

#283c40

#283040

Triadic

#283c40

#40283c

#3c4028

Split-complementary

#283c40

#402830

#403828

Tetradic

#283c40

#2c2840

#402c28

#3c4028

Square

#283c40

#382840

#402c28

#304028

Shades

Color #283c40 mixed toward black.

#213235

#1b282b

#141e20

#0d1415

#070a0b

Tints

Color #283c40 mixed toward white.

#42636a

#5c8a93

#82a9b1

#acc6cb

#d5e2e5

Tones

Color #283c40 mixed toward gray.

#2a3b3e

#2c393c

#2e383a

#303738

#323536

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#32323f · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#312f3f · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#293e3e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #283c40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#283c40]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#283c40 (#283c40) is rgb(40, 60, 64) in RGB.

No, #283c40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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