#231b1a

Color #231b1a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#231b1a

RGB

rgb(35, 27, 26)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 14.8%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 25.7%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 25.7%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(10.67, 3.72, 2.17)

LCH

lch(10.67, 4.31, 30.26)

OKLCH

oklch(23.1%, 0.0128, 26.37)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 10.2%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a2223

Analogous

#231a1e

#231b1a

#23201a

Triadic

#231b1a

#1a231b

#1b1a23

Split-complementary

#231b1a

#1a2320

#1a1e23

Tetradic

#231b1a

#22231a

#1a2223

#1b1a23

Square

#231b1a

#1e231a

#1a2223

#201a23

Shades

Color #231b1a mixed toward black.

#1d1716

#171211

#120e0d

#0c0909

#060504

Tints

Color #231b1a mixed toward white.

#4e3c3a

#795d5a

#9f827e

#bfaca9

#dfd5d4

Tones

Color #231b1a mixed toward gray.

#221c1b

#221c1c

#211d1c

#201d1d

#1f1e1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20201a · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#20211a · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#231a1a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231b1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231b1a]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#231b1a (#231b1a) is rgb(35, 27, 26) in RGB.

No, #231b1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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