#28242b

Color #28242b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#28242b

RGB

rgb(40, 36, 43)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 8.9%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 16.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 16.3%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(14.88, 3.57, -3.95)

LCH

lch(14.88, 5.32, 312.11)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.014, 310.96)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 14.1%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#272b24

Analogous

#25242b

#28242b

#2b242b

Triadic

#28242b

#2b2824

#242b28

Split-complementary

#28242b

#2b2b24

#242b25

Tetradic

#28242b

#2b2427

#272b24

#242b28

Square

#28242b

#2b2524

#272b24

#242b2b

Shades

Color #28242b mixed toward black.

#211e24

#1b181d

#141216

#0d0c0e

#070607

Tints

Color #28242b mixed toward white.

#4c4552

#716579

#958a9d

#b8b1be

#dcd8de

Tones

Color #28242b mixed toward gray.

#28252a

#282629

#282728

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262629 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#272729 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#282828 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #28242b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28242b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#28242b (#28242b) is rgb(40, 36, 43) in RGB.

No, #28242b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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