#281a23

Color #281a23

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#281a23

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 35)

HSL

hsl(321.4, 21.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.4, 35%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35%, 12.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.35, 8.83, -3.42)

LCH

lch(11.35, 9.47, 338.83)

OKLCH

oklch(23.9%, 0.0271, 340.63)

HWB

hwb(321.4, 10.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a281f

Analogous

#261a28

#281a23

#281a1c

Triadic

#281a23

#23281a

#1a2328

Split-complementary

#281a23

#1c281a

#1a2826

Tetradic

#281a23

#281f1a

#1a281f

#1a2328

Square

#281a23

#28261a

#1a281f

#1a1c28

Shades

Color #281a23 mixed toward black.

#21161d

#1b1117

#140d11

#0d090c

#070406

Tints

Color #281a23 mixed toward white.

#55374a

#825471

#a77897

#c5a5b9

#e2d2dc

Tones

Color #281a23 mixed toward gray.

#271b23

#261c22

#241d22

#231f22

#222021

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232321 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#232421 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#271f1f · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281a23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a23]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#281a23 (#281a23) is rgb(40, 26, 35) in RGB.

No, #281a23 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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