#2b1e1b

Color #2b1e1b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b1e1b

RGB

rgb(43, 30, 27)

HSL

hsl(11.2, 22.9%, 13.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.2, 37.2%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 37.2%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(12.74, 5.79, 4.52)

LCH

lch(12.74, 7.35, 37.98)

OKLCH

oklch(25%, 0.0213, 33.32)

HWB

hwb(11.2, 10.6%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b282b

Analogous

#2b1b20

#2b1e1b

#2b261b

Triadic

#2b1e1b

#1b2b1e

#1e1b2b

Split-complementary

#2b1e1b

#1b2b26

#1b202b

Tetradic

#2b1e1b

#282b1b

#1b282b

#1e1b2b

Square

#2b1e1b

#202b1b

#1b282b

#261b2b

Shades

Color #2b1e1b mixed toward black.

#241916

#1d1412

#150f0d

#0e0a09

#070504

Tints

Color #2b1e1b mixed toward white.

#583d37

#855d53

#aa8178

#c6aba5

#e3d5d2

Tones

Color #2b1e1b mixed toward gray.

#2a1f1c

#28201e

#27201f

#262120

#242222

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26261c · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#27281c · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#2a1c1c · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b1e1b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b1e1b]

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Frequently asked questions

#2b1e1b (#2b1e1b) is rgb(43, 30, 27) in RGB.

No, #2b1e1b 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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