#2c1a17

Color #2c1a17

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.44 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2c1a17

RGB

rgb(44, 26, 23)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 31.3%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 47.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 47.7%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(11.53, 8.49, 5.77)

LCH

lch(11.53, 10.27, 34.2)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.0296, 29.77)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 9%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17292c

Analogous

#2c171e

#2c1a17

#2c2417

Triadic

#2c1a17

#172c1a

#1a172c

Split-complementary

#2c1a17

#172c24

#171e2c

Tetradic

#2c1a17

#292c17

#17292c

#1a172c

Square

#2c1a17

#1e2c17

#17292c

#24172c

Shades

Color #2c1a17 mixed toward black.

#251613

#1d110f

#160d0b

#0f0908

#070404

Tints

Color #2c1a17 mixed toward white.

#5c3730

#8d534a

#b3776e

#cca59e

#e6d2cf

Tones

Color #2c1a17 mixed toward gray.

#2a1b19

#281c1a

#271e1c

#251f1e

#232020

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252518 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#262718 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#2b1818 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c1a17;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c1a17]

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Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#2c1a17 (#2c1a17) is rgb(44, 26, 23) in RGB.

No, #2c1a17 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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