#1a2121

Color #1a2121

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-900 #161b1d · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#1a2121

RGB

rgb(26, 33, 33)

HSL

hsl(180, 11.9%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 21.2%, 12.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 0%, 0%, 87.1%)

LAB

lab(12.07, -3.15, -1.06)

LCH

lch(12.07, 3.32, 198.6)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.0101, 196.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 10.2%, 87.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#211a1a

Analogous

#1a211e

#1a2121

#1a1e21

Triadic

#1a2121

#211a21

#21211a

Split-complementary

#1a2121

#211a1e

#211e1a

Tetradic

#1a2121

#1a1a21

#211a1a

#21211a

Square

#1a2121

#1e1a21

#211a1a

#1e211a

Shades

Color #1a2121 mixed toward black.

#161c1c

#111616

#0d1111

#090b0b

#040606

Tints

Color #1a2121 mixed toward white.

#3b4b4b

#5c7575

#819c9c

#abbdbd

#d5dede

Tones

Color #1a2121 mixed toward gray.

#1b2121

#1b2020

#1c1f1f

#1d1e1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1d1d21 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#1d1c21 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#1a2121 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1a2121;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1a2121]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#1a2121 (#1a2121) is rgb(26, 33, 33) in RGB.

No, #1a2121 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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