Information about #232628 color

#232628 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#232628 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(35, 38, 40) — 13.7% red, 14.9% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 84. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#232628 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Black Russian (#24252B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nero (#252525) and Dark Gunmetal (#1F262A).

In RGB terms — rgb(35, 38, 40) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 15.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #232628 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#232628 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#232628 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #232628

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Shadowland color link
Shadowland

#26272C

Plock Gray color link
Plock Gray

#232224

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Raisin Black color link
Raisin Black

#242124

Sentry color link
Sentry

#1C2728

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Cinder color link
Cinder

#242A2E

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#232628
  • RGB35, 38, 40
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 84
  • CSSrgb(35, 38, 40)
  • HSL204°, 7%, 15%
  • HSL Precise204°, 6.667%, 14.706%
  • HSV204°, 13%, 16%
  • HSB204°, 13%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.149, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.149, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.149, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID232628
  • DECIMAL ID2303528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01