#1c1717

Color #1c1717

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1c1717

RGB

rgb(28, 23, 23)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.8%, 10%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 17.9%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 17.9%, 89%)

LAB

lab(8.32, 2.49, 0.92)

LCH

lch(8.32, 2.65, 20.28)

OKLCH

oklch(21.1%, 0.008, 18.21)

HWB

hwb(0, 9%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#171c1c

Analogous

#1c171a

#1c1717

#1c1a17

Triadic

#1c1717

#171c17

#17171c

Split-complementary

#1c1717

#171c1a

#171a1c

Tetradic

#1c1717

#1c1c17

#171c1c

#17171c

Square

#1c1717

#1a1c17

#171c1c

#1a171c

Shades

Color #1c1717 mixed toward black.

#171313

#130f0f

#0e0c0c

#090808

#050404

Tints

Color #1c1717 mixed toward white.

#463a3a

#705c5c

#978181

#baabab

#dcd5d5

Tones

Color #1c1717 mixed toward gray.

#1c1717

#1b1818

#1a1919

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a17 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#1a1b17 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#1c1717 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c1717;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c1717]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#1c1717 (#1c1717) is rgb(28, 23, 23) in RGB.

No, #1c1717 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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