#281517

Color #281517

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#281517

RGB

rgb(40, 21, 23)

HSL

hsl(353.7, 31.1%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.7, 47.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 42.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(9.4, 10.04, 2.69)

LCH

lch(9.4, 10.39, 15)

OKLCH

oklch(22.3%, 0.0313, 13.1)

HWB

hwb(353.7, 8.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#152826

Analogous

#281521

#281517

#281d15

Triadic

#281517

#172815

#151728

Split-complementary

#281517

#15281d

#152128

Tetradic

#281517

#282615

#152826

#151728

Square

#281517

#212815

#152826

#1d1528

Shades

Color #281517 mixed toward black.

#211213

#1b0e0f

#140b0c

#0d0708

#070404

Tints

Color #281517 mixed toward white.

#592f33

#8a4950

#b26c73

#cb9da2

#e5ced0

Tones

Color #281517 mixed toward gray.

#271718

#25181a

#231a1b

#221b1c

#201d1d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212117 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#222316 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#271616 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281517;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281517]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#281517 (#281517) is rgb(40, 21, 23) in RGB.

No, #281517 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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