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Recognised as Colour

#23242E

  • #23242E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#23242E is a blue with RGB values 35, 36, 46 and HSL 235°, 14%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#23242E#23242E
HEX#23242E
RGBrgb(35, 36, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.1412, 0.1804
RGB percentages13.7%, 14.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(234.5, 13.6%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 23.9%, 18%)
CMYK23.9%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,303,022
CSS custom property--colour: #23242E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#DCDBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#21252Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#21242Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#212627no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Slate grey · ΔE 38.8Gray · ΔE 39.7Light slate grey · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E2D23
Analogous#232A2E, #27232E
Triadic#2E2324, #242E23
Split complementary#2E2823, #292E23
Tetradic#2E232A, #2E2D23, #232E28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F829E
Lighter +30%#656885
Lighter +20%#4F5168
Lighter +10%#393B4B
Darker −10%#0D0D11
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#191C38
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R35
G36
B46
Red35 (13.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 24 · B 2E

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