#281421

Color #281421

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281421

RGB

rgb(40, 20, 33)

HSL

hsl(321, 33.3%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321, 50%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 17.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(9.49, 12.68, -4.72)

LCH

lch(9.49, 13.53, 339.58)

OKLCH

oklch(22.5%, 0.0393, 341.29)

HWB

hwb(321, 7.8%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#14281b

Analogous

#251428

#281421

#281417

Triadic

#281421

#212814

#142128

Split-complementary

#281421

#172814

#142825

Tetradic

#281421

#281b14

#14281b

#142128

Square

#281421

#282514

#14281b

#141728

Shades

Color #281421 mixed toward black.

#21111c

#1b0d16

#140a11

#0d070b

#070306

Tints

Color #281421 mixed toward white.

#5a2d4a

#8c4674

#b4699a

#cd9bbc

#e6cddd

Tones

Color #281421 mixed toward gray.

#261621

#251720

#231920

#211b1f

#201c1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#21211e · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#22231e · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#271c1c · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281421;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281421]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#281421 (#281421) is rgb(40, 20, 33) in RGB.

No, #281421 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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