#281c21

Color #281c21

A muted very dark pink.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#281c21

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 33)

HSL

hsl(335, 17.6%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335, 30%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30%, 17.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.9, 6.94, -1.13)

LCH

lch(11.9, 7.03, 350.75)

OKLCH

oklch(24.3%, 0.0207, 351.95)

HWB

hwb(335, 11%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c2823

Analogous

#281c27

#281c21

#281d1c

Triadic

#281c21

#21281c

#1c2128

Split-complementary

#281c21

#1c281d

#1c2728

Tetradic

#281c21

#28231c

#1c2823

#1c2128

Square

#281c21

#27281c

#1c2823

#1d1c28

Shades

Color #281c21 mixed toward black.

#21171b

#1b1316

#140e10

#0d090b

#070505

Tints

Color #281c21 mixed toward white.

#533a45

#7f5968

#a47d8d

#c2a8b3

#e1d4d9

Tones

Color #281c21 mixed toward gray.

#271d21

#261e21

#251f21

#242022

#232122

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232320 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#242520 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#271f1f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281c21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c21]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#281c21 (#281c21) is rgb(40, 28, 33) in RGB.

No, #281c21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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