#2b2221

Color #2b2221

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2221

RGB

rgb(43, 34, 33)

HSL

hsl(6, 13.2%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 23.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 23.3%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(14.22, 4.08, 2.28)

LCH

lch(14.22, 4.67, 29.2)

OKLCH

oklch(26.2%, 0.014, 25.46)

HWB

hwb(6, 12.9%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212a2b

Analogous

#2b2125

#2b2221

#2b2721

Triadic

#2b2221

#212b22

#22212b

Split-complementary

#2b2221

#212b27

#21252b

Tetradic

#2b2221

#2a2b21

#212a2b

#22212b

Square

#2b2221

#252b21

#212a2b

#27212b

Shades

Color #2b2221 mixed toward black.

#241c1b

#1d1716

#161110

#0e0b0b

#070605

Tints

Color #2b2221 mixed toward white.

#544240

#7d6360

#a18784

#c0afad

#e0d7d6

Tones

Color #2b2221 mixed toward gray.

#2a2322

#292323

#292423

#282524

#272525

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272721 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#282921 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#2b2121 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2221;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2221]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#2b2221 (#2b2221) is rgb(43, 34, 33) in RGB.

No, #2b2221 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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