#281d23

Color #281d23

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#281d23

RGB

rgb(40, 29, 35)

HSL

hsl(327.3, 15.9%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.3, 27.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 12.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(12.29, 6.66, -2.02)

LCH

lch(12.29, 6.96, 343.13)

OKLCH

oklch(24.7%, 0.0201, 344.72)

HWB

hwb(327.3, 11.4%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d2822

Analogous

#271d28

#281d23

#281d1d

Triadic

#281d23

#23281d

#1d2328

Split-complementary

#281d23

#1d281d

#1d2827

Tetradic

#281d23

#28221d

#1d2822

#1d2328

Square

#281d23

#28271d

#1d2822

#1d1d28

Shades

Color #281d23 mixed toward black.

#21181d

#1b1317

#140e11

#0d0a0c

#070506

Tints

Color #281d23 mixed toward white.

#533c48

#7d5b6d

#a27f92

#c1aab7

#e0d4db

Tones

Color #281d23 mixed toward gray.

#271e23

#261f23

#252023

#242123

#232223

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242422 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#242521 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#282120 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281d23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281d23]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#281d23 (#281d23) is rgb(40, 29, 35) in RGB.

No, #281d23 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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