#2b161b

Color #2b161b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2b161b

RGB

rgb(43, 22, 27)

HSL

hsl(345.7, 32.3%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.7, 48.8%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.8%, 37.2%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(10.31, 11.48, 1.05)

LCH

lch(10.31, 11.53, 5.23)

OKLCH

oklch(23.1%, 0.0349, 4.76)

HWB

hwb(345.7, 8.6%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#162b26

Analogous

#2b1625

#2b161b

#2b1b16

Triadic

#2b161b

#1b2b16

#161b2b

Split-complementary

#2b161b

#162b1b

#16252b

Tetradic

#2b161b

#2b2616

#162b26

#161b2b

Square

#2b161b

#252b16

#162b26

#1b162b

Shades

Color #2b161b mixed toward black.

#241216

#1d0f12

#150b0d

#0e0709

#070404

Tints

Color #2b161b mixed toward white.

#5c2f3a

#8d4859

#b46c7d

#cd9da8

#e6ced4

Tones

Color #2b161b mixed toward gray.

#29181c

#27191d

#261b1e

#241d1f

#221f1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23231a · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#25261a · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#2a1919 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b161b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b161b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b161b (#2b161b) is rgb(43, 22, 27) in RGB.

No, #2b161b 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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