#281c25

Color #281c25

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#281c25

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 37)

HSL

hsl(315, 17.6%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 30%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30%, 7.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(12.06, 7.84, -3.84)

LCH

lch(12.06, 8.73, 333.9)

OKLCH

oklch(24.5%, 0.0246, 335.52)

HWB

hwb(315, 11%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c281f

Analogous

#251c28

#281c25

#281c1f

Triadic

#281c25

#25281c

#1c2528

Split-complementary

#281c25

#1f281c

#1c2825

Tetradic

#281c25

#281f1c

#1c281f

#1c2528

Square

#281c25

#28251c

#1c281f

#1c1f28

Shades

Color #281c25 mixed toward black.

#21171f

#1b1319

#140e12

#0d090c

#070506

Tints

Color #281c25 mixed toward white.

#533a4d

#7f5975

#a47d9a

#c2a8bc

#e1d4dd

Tones

Color #281c25 mixed toward gray.

#271d24

#261e24

#251f23

#242023

#232122

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232323 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#242523 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#272121 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281c25;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c25]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#281c25 (#281c25) is rgb(40, 28, 37) in RGB.

No, #281c25 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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