#281a26

Color #281a26

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281a26

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 38)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 21.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 35%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35%, 5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.48, 9.53, -5.44)

LCH

lch(11.48, 10.97, 330.28)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.0306, 331.51)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 10.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a281c

Analogous

#231a28

#281a26

#281a1f

Triadic

#281a26

#26281a

#1a2628

Split-complementary

#281a26

#1f281a

#1a2823

Tetradic

#281a26

#281c1a

#1a281c

#1a2628

Square

#281a26

#28231a

#1a281c

#1a1f28

Shades

Color #281a26 mixed toward black.

#211620

#1b1119

#140d13

#0d090d

#070406

Tints

Color #281a26 mixed toward white.

#553750

#82547b

#a778a1

#c5a5c0

#e2d2e0

Tones

Color #281a26 mixed toward gray.

#271b25

#261c24

#241d23

#231f23

#222022

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232323 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#232423 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#272121 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281a26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a26]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#281a26 (#281a26) is rgb(40, 26, 38) in RGB.

No, #281a26 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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