#353242

Color #353242

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#353242

RGB

rgb(53, 50, 66)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 13.8%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 24.2%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(21.69, 5.31, -9.5)

LCH

lch(21.69, 10.88, 299.2)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0282, 293.39)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 19.6%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f4232

Analogous

#323742

#353242

#3d3242

Triadic

#353242

#423532

#324235

Split-complementary

#353242

#423d32

#374232

Tetradic

#353242

#42323f

#3f4232

#324235

Square

#353242

#423237

#3f4232

#32423d

Shades

Color #353242 mixed toward black.

#2c2a37

#23212c

#1a1921

#121116

#09080b

Tints

Color #353242 mixed toward white.

#534e67

#716b8d

#948faa

#b8b4c6

#dbdae3

Tones

Color #353242 mixed toward gray.

#363341

#37353f

#37363e

#38373d

#39393b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#34343f · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#34343e · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#353c3b · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 9.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #353242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#353242]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#353242 (#353242) is rgb(53, 50, 66) in RGB.

No, #353242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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