#221b21

Color #221b21

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#221b21

RGB

rgb(34, 27, 33)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 11.5%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 20.6%, 13.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 2.9%, 86.7%)

LAB

lab(10.8, 4.83, -2.84)

LCH

lch(10.8, 5.6, 329.54)

OKLCH

oklch(23.3%, 0.0155, 330.62)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 10.6%, 86.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b221c

Analogous

#201b22

#221b21

#221b1e

Triadic

#221b21

#21221b

#1b2122

Split-complementary

#221b21

#1e221b

#1b2220

Tetradic

#221b21

#221c1b

#1b221c

#1b2122

Square

#221b21

#22201b

#1b221c

#1b1e22

Shades

Color #221b21 mixed toward black.

#1c171c

#171216

#110e11

#0b090b

#060506

Tints

Color #221b21 mixed toward white.

#4c3c4a

#765d72

#9c8298

#bdacba

#ded5dd

Tones

Color #221b21 mixed toward gray.

#221c21

#211c20

#201d20

#201d1f

#1f1e1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f20 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#20201f · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#221f1e · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #221b21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#221b21]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#221b21 (#221b21) is rgb(34, 27, 33) in RGB.

No, #221b21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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