#232C32#232C32

#232C32 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.017 H 237.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232C32
RGB	rgb(35, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(204, 18%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(204, 30%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.41, -2.17, -5.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.41, 5.59, 247.16°)
OKLab	oklab(28.71% -0.009 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(28.71% 0.017 237.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.1694, 2.3889, 3.3638)
Luminance	0.0239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232C32 #322923

analogous

#233231 #232C32 #232532

triadic

#232C32 #32232C #2C3223

tetradic

#232C32 #312332 #322923 #253223

square

#232C32 #312332 #322923 #253223

split-complementary

#232C32 #322325 #323123

monochromatic

#0D1012 #0D1012 #232C32 #3C4C56 #556B7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.21

#232C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#232C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232C32

14.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232C32	1.00	14.21	1.48	14.21
#FFFFFF	14.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292C32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F2E2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.017 237.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6569',
    500: '#232c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232c32;
$custom-light: #5e6569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 17.647,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28713,
    "c": 0.01669,
    "h": 237.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232C32

secondary

#63564D

accent

#8C6DBA

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040506

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #232C32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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