#1c171b

Color #1c171b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#1c171b

RGB

rgb(28, 23, 27)

HSL

hsl(312, 9.8%, 10%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 17.9%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 3.6%, 89%)

LAB

lab(8.47, 3.46, -1.89)

LCH

lch(8.47, 3.94, 331.35)

OKLCH

oklch(21.2%, 0.0109, 332.73)

HWB

hwb(312, 9%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#171c18

Analogous

#1a171c

#1c171b

#1c1719

Triadic

#1c171b

#1b1c17

#171b1c

Split-complementary

#1c171b

#191c17

#171c1a

Tetradic

#1c171b

#1c1817

#171c18

#171b1c

Square

#1c171b

#1c1a17

#171c18

#17191c

Shades

Color #1c171b mixed toward black.

#171316

#130f12

#0e0c0d

#090809

#050404

Tints

Color #1c171b mixed toward white.

#463a43

#705c6c

#978193

#baabb7

#dcd5db

Tones

Color #1c171b mixed toward gray.

#1c171b

#1b181a

#1a191a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#1a1b1a · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#1c1919 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c171b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c171b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#1c171b (#1c171b) is rgb(28, 23, 27) in RGB.

No, #1c171b 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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