#281817

Color #281817

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#281817

RGB

rgb(40, 24, 23)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 27%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 42.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 42.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.31, 7.89, 3.98)

LCH

lch(10.31, 8.84, 26.77)

OKLCH

oklch(23%, 0.0261, 23.23)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172728

Analogous

#28171f

#281817

#282117

Triadic

#281817

#172818

#181728

Split-complementary

#281817

#172821

#171f28

Tetradic

#281817

#272817

#172728

#181728

Square

#281817

#1f2817

#172728

#211728

Shades

Color #281817 mixed toward black.

#211413

#1b100f

#140c0c

#0d0808

#070404

Tints

Color #281817 mixed toward white.

#573432

#87514d

#ad7571

#c9a3a0

#e4d1d0

Tones

Color #281817 mixed toward gray.

#271919

#251b1a

#241c1b

#221d1d

#211e1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222217 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#232417 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#271717 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281817;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281817]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#281817 (#281817) is rgb(40, 24, 23) in RGB.

No, #281817 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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