#281c1c

Color #281c1c

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#281c1c

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 28)

HSL

hsl(0, 17.6%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 30%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.73, 5.9, 2.29)

LCH

lch(11.73, 6.33, 21.21)

OKLCH

oklch(24.1%, 0.019, 18.72)

HWB

hwb(0, 11%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c2828

Analogous

#281c22

#281c1c

#28221c

Triadic

#281c1c

#1c281c

#1c1c28

Split-complementary

#281c1c

#1c2822

#1c2228

Tetradic

#281c1c

#28281c

#1c2828

#1c1c28

Square

#281c1c

#22281c

#1c2828

#221c28

Shades

Color #281c1c mixed toward black.

#211717

#1b1313

#140e0e

#0d0909

#070505

Tints

Color #281c1c mixed toward white.

#533a3a

#7f5959

#a47d7d

#c2a8a8

#e1d4d4

Tones

Color #281c1c mixed toward gray.

#271d1d

#261e1e

#251f1f

#242020

#232121

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.27:1

White text reads better on this background (16.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23231c · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#24251c · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#271c1c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281c1c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c1c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#281c1c (#281c1c) is rgb(40, 28, 28) in RGB.

No, #281c1c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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