#28252d

Color #28252d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#28252d

RGB

rgb(40, 37, 45)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 9.8%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 17.8%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 17.8%, 0%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(15.3, 3.38, -4.76)

LCH

lch(15.3, 5.84, 305.38)

OKLCH

oklch(27.1%, 0.0152, 302.64)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 14.5%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2d25

Analogous

#25262d

#28252d

#2c252d

Triadic

#28252d

#2d2825

#252d28

Split-complementary

#28252d

#2d2c25

#262d25

Tetradic

#28252d

#2d252a

#2a2d25

#252d28

Square

#28252d

#2d2526

#2a2d25

#252d2c

Shades

Color #28252d mixed toward black.

#211f26

#1b191e

#141317

#0d0c0f

#070608

Tints

Color #28252d mixed toward white.

#4b4554

#6e657b

#918a9f

#b6b1bf

#dad8df

Tones

Color #28252d mixed toward gray.

#28262c

#29272b

#29282a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272b · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#27272b · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#282a29 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #28252d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28252d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#28252d (#28252d) is rgb(40, 37, 45) in RGB.

No, #28252d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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