#2e171c

Color #2e171c

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e171c

RGB

rgb(46, 23, 28)

HSL

hsl(347, 33.3%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347, 50%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 39.1%, 82%)

LAB

lab(11.12, 12.39, 1.54)

LCH

lch(11.12, 12.49, 7.09)

OKLCH

oklch(23.9%, 0.0378, 6.37)

HWB

hwb(347, 9%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172e29

Analogous

#2e1727

#2e171c

#2e1d17

Triadic

#2e171c

#1c2e17

#171c2e

Split-complementary

#2e171c

#172e1d

#17272e

Tetradic

#2e171c

#2e2917

#172e29

#171c2e

Square

#2e171c

#272e17

#172e29

#1d172e

Shades

Color #2e171c mixed toward black.

#261317

#1f0f13

#170b0e

#0f0809

#080405

Tints

Color #2e171c mixed toward white.

#5f2f3a

#904858

#b56c7c

#ce9da8

#e6ced3

Tones

Color #2e171c mixed toward gray.

#2c191d

#2a1b1e

#281d1f

#261f20

#242121

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26261b · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#27291b · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#2d1a1a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e171c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e171c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e171c (#2e171c) is rgb(46, 23, 28) in RGB.

No, #2e171c 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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