Lighter companion
Steel Nocturne Faint
#2E3438 · hsl(205, 10%, 20%)
RGB
rgb(32, 36, 39)
HSL
hsl(205, 10%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(18%, 8%, 0%, 85%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
15.6:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
About this color
Steel Ink Faint (#202427) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 10% saturation, 14% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-steel-ink-faint: #202427; --colorarchive-steel-ink-faint-hsl: hsl(205, 10%, 14%); --colorarchive-steel-ink-faint-rgb: rgb(32, 36, 39); }
AI Color Names
Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.
Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Ink Faint
#272320 · hsl(25, 10%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Ink Faint
#202127 · hsl(230, 10%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Ink Faint
#202727 · hsl(180, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Ink Faint
#272025 · hsl(320, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Ink Faint
#252720 · hsl(80, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Ink Faint
#272020 · hsl(0, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Ink Faint
#272720 · hsl(55, 10%, 14%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Ink Faint #202427 Lighter companion: Steel Nocturne Faint #2E3438 Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Ink Faint #272320 Analogous lead: Indigo Ink Faint #202127 Analogous echo: Aqua Ink Faint #202727 Triadic +120°: Rose Ink Faint #272025 Triadic +240°: Olive Ink Faint #252720 Split-comp +150°: Crimson Ink Faint #272020 Split-comp +210°: Canary Ink Faint #272720
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Ink Muted
#1D252A · hsl(205, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Steel Nocturne Faint
#2E3438 · hsl(205, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Azure Ink Faint
#202527 · hsl(200, 10%, 14%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Ink Faint
#202427 · hsl(210, 10%, 14%)
Nearby match
Steel Ink Dust
#1A252D · hsl(205, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Ink
#222426 · hsl(210, 6%, 14%)
Accessible pairings
Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.
Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#222126
Protanopia
#222226
Tritanopia
#202626
Ready to build
Turn these colors into design tokens
ColorArchive packs include CSS variables, Figma tokens, Tailwind config, and Procreate swatches — ready to drop into any project.