#231b20

Color #231b20

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#231b20

RGB

rgb(35, 27, 32)

HSL

hsl(322.5, 12.9%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.5, 22.9%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 8.6%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(10.89, 5.06, -1.96)

LCH

lch(10.89, 5.43, 338.83)

OKLCH

oklch(23.4%, 0.0155, 340.4)

HWB

hwb(322.5, 10.6%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b231e

Analogous

#221b23

#231b20

#231b1c

Triadic

#231b20

#20231b

#1b2023

Split-complementary

#231b20

#1c231b

#1b2322

Tetradic

#231b20

#231e1b

#1b231e

#1b2023

Square

#231b20

#23221b

#1b231e

#1b1c23

Shades

Color #231b20 mixed toward black.

#1d171b

#171215

#120e10

#0c090b

#060505

Tints

Color #231b20 mixed toward white.

#4d3c47

#775c6d

#9d8193

#beabb7

#ded5db

Tones

Color #231b20 mixed toward gray.

#221c20

#211d20

#201e1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20201f · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#20211f · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#231e1e · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #231b20;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231b20]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#231b20 (#231b20) is rgb(35, 27, 32) in RGB.

No, #231b20 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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