#231515

Color #231515

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#231515

RGB

rgb(35, 21, 21)

HSL

hsl(0, 25%, 11%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 40%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(8.55, 7.17, 2.8)

LCH

lch(8.55, 7.7, 21.33)

OKLCH

oklch(21.4%, 0.0231, 19.22)

HWB

hwb(0, 8.2%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#152323

Analogous

#23151c

#231515

#231c15

Triadic

#231515

#152315

#151523

Split-complementary

#231515

#15231c

#151c23

Tetradic

#231515

#232315

#152323

#151523

Square

#231515

#1c2315

#152323

#1c1523

Shades

Color #231515 mixed toward black.

#1d1212

#170e0e

#120b0b

#0c0707

#060404

Tints

Color #231515 mixed toward white.

#523131

#824e4e

#aa7171

#c6a0a0

#e3d0d0

Tones

Color #231515 mixed toward gray.

#221616

#211717

#201919

#1e1a1a

#1d1b1b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e15 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#1e1f15 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#221515 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 8.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #231515;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231515]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#231515 (#231515) is rgb(35, 21, 21) in RGB.

No, #231515 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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