#2a1c1b

Color #2a1c1b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a1c1b

RGB

rgb(42, 28, 27)

HSL

hsl(4, 21.7%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4, 35.7%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 35.7%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(11.97, 6.72, 3.41)

LCH

lch(11.97, 7.54, 26.91)

OKLCH

oklch(24.4%, 0.0223, 23.47)

HWB

hwb(4, 10.6%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b292a

Analogous

#2a1b21

#2a1c1b

#2a231b

Triadic

#2a1c1b

#1b2a1c

#1c1b2a

Split-complementary

#2a1c1b

#1b2a23

#1b212a

Tetradic

#2a1c1b

#292a1b

#1b292a

#1c1b2a

Square

#2a1c1b

#212a1b

#1b292a

#231b2a

Shades

Color #2a1c1b mixed toward black.

#231716

#1c1312

#150e0d

#0e0909

#070504

Tints

Color #2a1c1b mixed toward white.

#573a38

#835855

#a97c79

#c5a8a6

#e2d3d2

Tones

Color #2a1c1b mixed toward gray.

#291d1c

#271e1d

#261f1f

#252020

#242121

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25241b · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#25261b · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#291b1b · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a1c1b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a1c1b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#2a1c1b (#2a1c1b) is rgb(42, 28, 27) in RGB.

No, #2a1c1b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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