#281a28

Color #281a28

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#281a28

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 40)

HSL

hsl(300, 21.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 35%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.57, 10.02, -6.77)

LCH

lch(11.57, 12.09, 325.96)

OKLCH

oklch(24.2%, 0.0332, 326.55)

HWB

hwb(300, 10.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a281a

Analogous

#211a28

#281a28

#281a21

Triadic

#281a28

#28281a

#1a2828

Split-complementary

#281a28

#21281a

#1a2821

Tetradic

#281a28

#281a1a

#1a281a

#1a2828

Square

#281a28

#28211a

#1a281a

#1a2128

Shades

Color #281a28 mixed toward black.

#211621

#1b111b

#140d14

#0d090d

#070407

Tints

Color #281a28 mixed toward white.

#553755

#825482

#a778a7

#c5a5c5

#e2d2e2

Tones

Color #281a28 mixed toward gray.

#271b27

#261c26

#241d24

#231f23

#222022

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232325 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#232424 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#272322 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281a28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a28]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#281a28 (#281a28) is rgb(40, 26, 40) in RGB.

No, #281a28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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