#28242d

Color #28242d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#28242d

RGB

rgb(40, 36, 45)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 11.1%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 20%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 20%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(14.97, 4.09, -5.25)

LCH

lch(14.97, 6.66, 307.92)

OKLCH

oklch(26.9%, 0.0174, 305.42)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 14.1%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#292d24

Analogous

#24252d

#28242d

#2d242d

Triadic

#28242d

#2d2824

#242d28

Split-complementary

#28242d

#2d2d24

#252d24

Tetradic

#28242d

#2d2429

#292d24

#242d28

Square

#28242d

#2d2425

#292d24

#242d2d

Shades

Color #28242d mixed toward black.

#211e26

#1b181e

#141217

#0d0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #28242d mixed toward white.

#4b4455

#6f647c

#9288a0

#b7b0bf

#dbd7df

Tones

Color #28242d mixed toward gray.

#28252c

#28262c

#28262b

#28272a

#282829

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262b · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#27272b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#282929 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #28242d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28242d]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#28242d (#28242d) is rgb(40, 36, 45) in RGB.

No, #28242d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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