#281919

Color #281919

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#281919

RGB

rgb(40, 25, 25)

HSL

hsl(0, 23.1%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 37.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(10.68, 7.51, 3.02)

LCH

lch(10.68, 8.09, 21.91)

OKLCH

oklch(23.3%, 0.0242, 19.03)

HWB

hwb(0, 9.8%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#192828

Analogous

#281920

#281919

#282019

Triadic

#281919

#192819

#191928

Split-complementary

#281919

#192820

#192028

Tetradic

#281919

#282819

#192828

#191928

Square

#281919

#202819

#192828

#201928

Shades

Color #281919 mixed toward black.

#211515

#1b1111

#140c0c

#0d0808

#070404

Tints

Color #281919 mixed toward white.

#563535

#835252

#a97676

#c6a4a4

#e2d1d1

Tones

Color #281919 mixed toward gray.

#271a1a

#251b1b

#241d1d

#231e1e

#221f1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222219 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#232419 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#271919 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281919;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281919]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#281919 (#281919) is rgb(40, 25, 25) in RGB.

No, #281919 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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