#281719

Color #281719

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#281719

RGB

rgb(40, 23, 25)

HSL

hsl(352.9, 27%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.9, 42.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.5%, 37.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.06, 8.96, 2.14)

LCH

lch(10.06, 9.21, 13.43)

OKLCH

oklch(22.8%, 0.0278, 11.84)

HWB

hwb(352.9, 9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172826

Analogous

#281722

#281719

#281e17

Triadic

#281719

#192817

#171928

Split-complementary

#281719

#17281e

#172228

Tetradic

#281719

#282617

#172826

#171928

Square

#281719

#222817

#172826

#1e1728

Shades

Color #281719 mixed toward black.

#211315

#1b0f11

#140c0d

#0d0808

#070404

Tints

Color #281719 mixed toward white.

#573237

#874d54

#ad7178

#c9a0a5

#e4d0d2

Tones

Color #281719 mixed toward gray.

#27191a

#251a1b

#241b1c

#221d1d

#211e1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222219 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#232418 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#271818 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281719;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281719]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#281719 (#281719) is rgb(40, 23, 25) in RGB.

No, #281719 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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