#1a171a

Color #1a171a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#1a171a

RGB

rgb(26, 23, 26)

HSL

hsl(300, 6.1%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 11.5%, 10.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 0%, 89.8%)

LAB

lab(8.19, 2.24, -1.58)

LCH

lch(8.19, 2.74, 324.8)

OKLCH

oklch(20.9%, 0.0075, 325.89)

HWB

hwb(300, 9%, 89.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#171a17

Analogous

#18171a

#1a171a

#1a1718

Triadic

#1a171a

#1a1a17

#171a1a

Split-complementary

#1a171a

#181a17

#171a18

Tetradic

#1a171a

#1a1717

#171a17

#171a1a

Square

#1a171a

#1a1817

#171a17

#17181a

Shades

Color #1a171a mixed toward black.

#161316

#110f11

#0d0b0d

#090809

#040404

Tints

Color #1a171a mixed toward white.

#433b43

#6c5f6c

#938593

#b7adb7

#dbd6db

Tones

Color #1a171a mixed toward gray.

#1a171a

#191719

#191819

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#191919 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#191919 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#1a1919 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a171a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a171a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#1a171a (#1a171a) is rgb(26, 23, 26) in RGB.

No, #1a171a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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