#1c151c

Color #1c151c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 0.7

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Conversions

HEX

#1c151c

RGB

rgb(28, 21, 28)

HSL

hsl(300, 14.3%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 25%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 89%)

LAB

lab(7.83, 5.23, -3.61)

LCH

lch(7.83, 6.35, 325.38)

OKLCH

oklch(20.8%, 0.0174, 326.04)

HWB

hwb(300, 8.2%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#151c15

Analogous

#18151c

#1c151c

#1c1518

Triadic

#1c151c

#1c1c15

#151c1c

Split-complementary

#1c151c

#181c15

#151c18

Tetradic

#1c151c

#1c1515

#151c15

#151c1c

Square

#1c151c

#1c1815

#151c15

#15181c

Shades

Color #1c151c mixed toward black.

#171117

#130e13

#0e0a0e

#090709

#050305

Tints

Color #1c151c mixed toward white.

#483648

#745774

#9c7b9c

#bda7bd

#ded3de

Tones

Color #1c151c mixed toward gray.

#1b161b

#1a171a

#191819

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.17:1

White text reads better on this background (17.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#19191a · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#1c1919 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#171717 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c151c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c151c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#1c151c (#1c151c) is rgb(28, 21, 28) in RGB.

No, #1c151c 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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