#281e2a

Color #281e2a

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 1.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#281e2a

RGB

rgb(40, 30, 42)

HSL

hsl(290, 16.7%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 28.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(12.9, 7.63, -6.21)

LCH

lch(12.9, 9.84, 320.86)

OKLCH

oklch(25.2%, 0.0265, 320.66)

HWB

hwb(290, 11.8%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#202a1e

Analogous

#221e2a

#281e2a

#2a1e26

Triadic

#281e2a

#2a281e

#1e2a28

Split-complementary

#281e2a

#262a1e

#1e2a22

Tetradic

#281e2a

#2a1e20

#202a1e

#1e2a28

Square

#281e2a

#2a221e

#202a1e

#1e262a

Shades

Color #281e2a mixed toward black.

#211923

#1b141c

#140f15

#0d0a0e

#070507

Tints

Color #281e2a mixed toward white.

#513c55

#795b7f

#9e7fa4

#beaac2

#dfd4e1

Tones

Color #281e2a mixed toward gray.

#271f29

#272028

#262127

#252226

#252325

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242427 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#252527 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#282525 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281e2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281e2a]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#281e2a (#281e2a) is rgb(40, 30, 42) in RGB.

No, #281e2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #281e2a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast