#281728

Color #281728

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 18.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#281728

RGB

rgb(40, 23, 40)

HSL

hsl(300, 27%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 42.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(10.68, 12.17, -8.13)

LCH

lch(10.68, 14.64, 326.26)

OKLCH

oklch(23.5%, 0.0403, 326.74)

HWB

hwb(300, 9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172817

Analogous

#201728

#281728

#281720

Triadic

#281728

#282817

#172828

Split-complementary

#281728

#202817

#172820

Tetradic

#281728

#281717

#172817

#172828

Square

#281728

#282017

#172817

#172028

Shades

Color #281728 mixed toward black.

#211321

#1b0f1b

#140c14

#0d080d

#070407

Tints

Color #281728 mixed toward white.

#573257

#874d87

#ad71ad

#c9a0c9

#e4d0e4

Tones

Color #281728 mixed toward gray.

#271927

#251a25

#241b24

#221d22

#211e21

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

#222225 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#232424 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#272221 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 13.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #281728;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281728]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#281728 (#281728) is rgb(40, 23, 40) in RGB.

No, #281728 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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