#28222a

Color #28222a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#28222a

RGB

rgb(40, 34, 42)

HSL

hsl(285, 10.5%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 19%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 19%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(14.19, 4.74, -4.28)

LCH

lch(14.19, 6.39, 317.92)

OKLCH

oklch(26.2%, 0.0171, 317.61)

HWB

hwb(285, 13.3%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242a22

Analogous

#24222a

#28222a

#2a2228

Triadic

#28222a

#2a2822

#222a28

Split-complementary

#28222a

#282a22

#222a24

Tetradic

#28222a

#2a2224

#242a22

#222a28

Square

#28222a

#2a2422

#242a22

#22282a

Shades

Color #28222a mixed toward black.

#211c23

#1b171c

#141115

#0d0b0e

#070607

Tints

Color #28222a mixed toward white.

#4e4252

#74637a

#98879e

#baafbe

#ddd7df

Tones

Color #28222a mixed toward gray.

#282329

#272329

#272428

#272527

#262527

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262528 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#262628 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#282726 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #28222a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28222a]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#28222a (#28222a) is rgb(40, 34, 42) in RGB.

No, #28222a 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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