#231718

Color #231718

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231718

RGB

rgb(35, 23, 24)

HSL

hsl(355, 20.7%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355, 34.3%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 31.4%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(9.29, 6.26, 1.68)

LCH

lch(9.29, 6.48, 15.02)

OKLCH

oklch(22%, 0.0195, 13.32)

HWB

hwb(355, 9%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172322

Analogous

#23171e

#231718

#231c17

Triadic

#231718

#182317

#171823

Split-complementary

#231718

#17231c

#171e23

Tetradic

#231718

#232217

#172322

#171823

Square

#231718

#1e2317

#172322

#1c1723

Shades

Color #231718 mixed toward black.

#1d1314

#170f10

#120c0c

#0c0808

#060404

Tints

Color #231718 mixed toward white.

#513537

#7e5356

#a5777b

#c3a4a7

#e1d2d3

Tones

Color #231718 mixed toward gray.

#221819

#21191a

#201a1b

#1f1b1b

#1e1c1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e18 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#1f2018 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#221818 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231718;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231718]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#231718 (#231718) is rgb(35, 23, 24) in RGB.

No, #231718 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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