#281724

Color #281724

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#281724

RGB

rgb(40, 23, 36)

HSL

hsl(314.1, 27%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(314.1, 42.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.5%, 10%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.49, 11.22, -5.46)

LCH

lch(10.49, 12.48, 334.05)

OKLCH

oklch(23.3%, 0.0354, 335.61)

HWB

hwb(314.1, 9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17281b

Analogous

#241728

#281724

#28171c

Triadic

#281724

#242817

#172428

Split-complementary

#281724

#1c2817

#172824

Tetradic

#281724

#281b17

#17281b

#172428

Square

#281724

#282417

#17281b

#171c28

Shades

Color #281724 mixed toward black.

#21131e

#1b0f18

#140c12

#0d080c

#070406

Tints

Color #281724 mixed toward white.

#57324f

#874d79

#ad719f

#c9a0bf

#e4d0df

Tones

Color #281724 mixed toward gray.

#271923

#251a23

#241b22

#221d21

#211e20

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222221 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#232421 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#271f1e · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281724;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281724]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Deep Pink #ff1493

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#281724 (#281724) is rgb(40, 23, 36) in RGB.

No, #281724 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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