#281626

Color #281626

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#281626

RGB

rgb(40, 22, 38)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 29%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 45%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.3, 12.4, -7.24)

LCH

lch(10.3, 14.36, 329.72)

OKLCH

oklch(23.2%, 0.0401, 330.75)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 8.6%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#162818

Analogous

#211628

#281626

#28161d

Triadic

#281626

#262816

#162628

Split-complementary

#281626

#1d2816

#162821

Tetradic

#281626

#281816

#162818

#162628

Square

#281626

#282116

#162818

#161d28

Shades

Color #281626 mixed toward black.

#211220

#1b0f19

#140b13

#0d070d

#070406

Tints

Color #281626 mixed toward white.

#583154

#884b82

#b06fa8

#ca9fc5

#e5cfe2

Tones

Color #281626 mixed toward gray.

#271825

#251924

#241b23

#221c21

#211e20

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212123 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#222422 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#27201f · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281626;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281626]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#281626 (#281626) is rgb(40, 22, 38) in RGB.

No, #281626 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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