#281b17

Color #281b17

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#281b17

RGB

rgb(40, 27, 23)

HSL

hsl(14.1, 27%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.1, 42.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 42.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.25, 5.72, 5.3)

LCH

lch(11.25, 7.8, 42.82)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0222, 37.85)

HWB

hwb(14.1, 9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172428

Analogous

#28171c

#281b17

#282417

Triadic

#281b17

#17281b

#1b1728

Split-complementary

#281b17

#172824

#171c28

Tetradic

#281b17

#242817

#172428

#1b1728

Square

#281b17

#1c2817

#172428

#241728

Shades

Color #281b17 mixed toward black.

#211713

#1b120f

#140e0c

#0d0908

#070504

Tints

Color #281b17 mixed toward white.

#573b32

#875b4d

#ad7f71

#c9aaa0

#e4d4d0

Tones

Color #281b17 mixed toward gray.

#271c19

#251d1a

#241d1b

#221e1d

#211f1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232318 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#242518 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#271919 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281b17;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281b17]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#281b17 (#281b17) is rgb(40, 27, 23) in RGB.

No, #281b17 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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