#2e161c

Color #2e161c

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e161c

RGB

rgb(46, 22, 28)

HSL

hsl(345, 35.3%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 52.2%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 39.1%, 82%)

LAB

lab(10.84, 13.08, 1.13)

LCH

lch(10.84, 13.13, 4.94)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0397, 4.48)

HWB

hwb(345, 8.6%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#162e28

Analogous

#2e1628

#2e161c

#2e1c16

Triadic

#2e161c

#1c2e16

#161c2e

Split-complementary

#2e161c

#162e1c

#16282e

Tetradic

#2e161c

#2e2816

#162e28

#161c2e

Square

#2e161c

#282e16

#162e28

#1c162e

Shades

Color #2e161c mixed toward black.

#261217

#1f0f13

#170b0e

#0f0709

#080405

Tints

Color #2e161c mixed toward white.

#602e3a

#924659

#b7697d

#cf9ba8

#e7cdd4

Tones

Color #2e161c mixed toward gray.

#2c181d

#2a1a1e

#281c1f

#261e20

#242021

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26251b · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#27281a · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#2d1a19 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e161c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e161c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e161c (#2e161c) is rgb(46, 22, 28) in RGB.

No, #2e161c 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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