#2e171a

Color #2e171a

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 8.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#2e171a

RGB

rgb(46, 23, 26)

HSL

hsl(352.2, 33.3%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.2, 50%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 43.5%, 82%)

LAB

lab(11.05, 12.06, 2.93)

LCH

lch(11.05, 12.41, 13.66)

OKLCH

oklch(23.8%, 0.0374, 11.88)

HWB

hwb(352.2, 9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172e2b

Analogous

#2e1725

#2e171a

#2e1f17

Triadic

#2e171a

#1a2e17

#171a2e

Split-complementary

#2e171a

#172e1f

#17252e

Tetradic

#2e171a

#2e2b17

#172e2b

#171a2e

Square

#2e171a

#252e17

#172e2b

#1f172e

Shades

Color #2e171a mixed toward black.

#261316

#1f0f11

#170b0d

#0f0809

#080404

Tints

Color #2e171a mixed toward white.

#5f2f36

#904851

#b56c76

#ce9da3

#e6ced1

Tones

Color #2e171a mixed toward gray.

#2c191b

#2a1b1d

#281d1e

#261f20

#242121

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262619 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#272919 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#2d1919 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e171a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e171a]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e171a (#2e171a) is rgb(46, 23, 26) in RGB.

No, #2e171a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #2e171a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast