#231816

Color #231816

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#231816

RGB

rgb(35, 24, 22)

HSL

hsl(9.2, 22.8%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.2, 37.1%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 37.1%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(9.55, 5.14, 3.54)

LCH

lch(9.55, 6.24, 34.56)

OKLCH

oklch(22.2%, 0.0183, 30.21)

HWB

hwb(9.2, 8.6%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#162123

Analogous

#23161b

#231816

#231f16

Triadic

#231816

#162318

#181623

Split-complementary

#231816

#16231f

#161b23

Tetradic

#231816

#212316

#162123

#181623

Square

#231816

#1b2316

#162123

#1f1623

Shades

Color #231816 mixed toward black.

#1d1412

#17100f

#120c0b

#0c0807

#060404

Tints

Color #231816 mixed toward white.

#513833

#805850

#a87c74

#c5a8a2

#e2d3d1

Tones

Color #231816 mixed toward gray.

#221917

#211a18

#201a19

#1f1b1a

#1e1c1b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f16 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#1f2017 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#231717 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231816;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231816]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#231816 (#231816) is rgb(35, 24, 22) in RGB.

No, #231816 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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