#282429

Color #282429

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#282429

RGB

rgb(40, 36, 41)

HSL

hsl(288, 6.5%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 12.2%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 12.2%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(14.81, 3.06, -2.64)

LCH

lch(14.81, 4.04, 319.21)

OKLCH

oklch(26.7%, 0.0108, 319.51)

HWB

hwb(288, 14.1%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#252924

Analogous

#262429

#282429

#292428

Triadic

#282429

#292824

#242928

Split-complementary

#282429

#282924

#242926

Tetradic

#282429

#292425

#252924

#242928

Square

#282429

#292624

#252924

#242829

Shades

Color #282429 mixed toward black.

#211e22

#1b181b

#141215

#0d0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #282429 mixed toward white.

#4d464f

#736776

#978c9a

#bab2bc

#dcd9dd

Tones

Color #282429 mixed toward gray.

#282429

#282528

#272528

#272627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262628 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#272728 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#282727 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #282429;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282429]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#282429 (#282429) is rgb(40, 36, 41) in RGB.

No, #282429 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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