#282221

Color #282221

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#282221

RGB

rgb(40, 34, 33)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 9.6%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 17.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 17.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(13.86, 2.62, 1.72)

LCH

lch(13.86, 3.13, 33.28)

OKLCH

oklch(25.8%, 0.0094, 28.76)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 12.9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212728

Analogous

#282123

#282221

#282521

Triadic

#282221

#212822

#222128

Split-complementary

#282221

#212825

#212328

Tetradic

#282221

#272821

#212728

#222128

Square

#282221

#232821

#212728

#252128

Shades

Color #282221 mixed toward black.

#211c1b

#1b1716

#141110

#0d0b0b

#070605

Tints

Color #282221 mixed toward white.

#504442

#786663

#9c8a87

#bdb1af

#ded8d7

Tones

Color #282221 mixed toward gray.

#272222

#272322

#262323

#262423

#252424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262521 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#262621 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#282121 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282221;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282221]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#282221 (#282221) is rgb(40, 34, 33) in RGB.

No, #282221 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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