#283e42

Color #283e42

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#283e42

RGB

rgb(40, 62, 66)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 24.5%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 39.4%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(24.61, -7.41, -5.21)

LCH

lch(24.61, 9.06, 215.11)

OKLCH

oklch(34.7%, 0.0285, 210.17)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 15.7%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#422c28

Analogous

#284239

#283e42

#283142

Triadic

#283e42

#42283e

#3e4228

Split-complementary

#283e42

#422831

#423928

Tetradic

#283e42

#2c2842

#422c28

#3e4228

Square

#283e42

#392842

#422c28

#314228

Shades

Color #283e42 mixed toward black.

#213437

#1b292c

#141f21

#0d1516

#070a0b

Tints

Color #283e42 mixed toward white.

#41656c

#5b8d96

#81abb3

#abc7cc

#d5e3e6

Tones

Color #283e42 mixed toward gray.

#2a3d40

#2c3b3e

#2f3a3c

#313839

#333737

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.86:1

White text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333341 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#323041 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#294040 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #283e42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#283e42]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#283e42 (#283e42) is rgb(40, 62, 66) in RGB.

No, #283e42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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