#282121

Color #282121

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#282121

RGB

rgb(40, 33, 33)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.6%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 17.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 17.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(13.52, 3.33, 1.24)

LCH

lch(13.52, 3.55, 20.42)

OKLCH

oklch(25.6%, 0.0107, 17.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 12.9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212828

Analogous

#282124

#282121

#282421

Triadic

#282121

#212821

#212128

Split-complementary

#282121

#212824

#212428

Tetradic

#282121

#282821

#212828

#212128

Square

#282121

#242821

#212828

#242128

Shades

Color #282121 mixed toward black.

#211b1b

#1b1616

#141010

#0d0b0b

#070505

Tints

Color #282121 mixed toward white.

#504242

#786363

#9c8787

#bdafaf

#ded7d7

Tones

Color #282121 mixed toward gray.

#272222

#262323

#252424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252521 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#262621 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#282121 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #282121;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282121]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#282121 (#282121) is rgb(40, 33, 33) in RGB.

No, #282121 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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