#1c181c

Color #1c181c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#1c181c

RGB

rgb(28, 24, 28)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.7%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 14.3%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 0%, 89%)

LAB

lab(8.86, 2.97, -2.08)

LCH

lch(8.86, 3.63, 325)

OKLCH

oklch(21.5%, 0.0099, 326.15)

HWB

hwb(300, 9.4%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#181c18

Analogous

#1a181c

#1c181c

#1c181a

Triadic

#1c181c

#1c1c18

#181c1c

Split-complementary

#1c181c

#1a1c18

#181c1a

Tetradic

#1c181c

#1c1818

#181c18

#181c1c

Square

#1c181c

#1c1a18

#181c18

#181a1c

Shades

Color #1c181c mixed toward black.

#171417

#131013

#0e0c0e

#090809

#050405

Tints

Color #1c181c mixed toward white.

#453b45

#6e5e6e

#958495

#b9adb9

#dcd6dc

Tones

Color #1c181c mixed toward gray.

#1c181c

#1b191b

#1a1a1a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.2:1

White text reads better on this background (17.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a1b · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#1b1b1b · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#1c1a1a · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#191919 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1c181c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1c181c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#1c181c (#1c181c) is rgb(28, 24, 28) in RGB.

No, #1c181c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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