#282222

Color #282222

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#282222

RGB

rgb(40, 34, 34)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.1%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 15%, 15.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(13.89, 2.84, 1.04)

LCH

lch(13.89, 3.02, 20.11)

OKLCH

oklch(25.9%, 0.0091, 17.84)

HWB

hwb(0, 13.3%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222828

Analogous

#282225

#282222

#282522

Triadic

#282222

#222822

#222228

Split-complementary

#282222

#222825

#222528

Tetradic

#282222

#282822

#222828

#222228

Square

#282222

#252822

#222828

#252228

Shades

Color #282222 mixed toward black.

#211c1c

#1b1717

#141111

#0d0b0b

#070606

Tints

Color #282222 mixed toward white.

#4f4343

#776565

#9b8989

#bcb0b0

#ded8d8

Tones

Color #282222 mixed toward gray.

#272222

#272323

#262323

#262424

#252424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262522 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#262622 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#282222 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #282222;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282222]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#282222 (#282222) is rgb(40, 34, 34) in RGB.

No, #282222 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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