#2a1716

Color #2a1716

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a1716

RGB

rgb(42, 23, 22)

HSL

hsl(3, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 47.6%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(10.28, 9.46, 4.72)

LCH

lch(10.28, 10.57, 26.52)

OKLCH

oklch(23%, 0.0311, 23.1)

HWB

hwb(3, 8.6%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#16292a

Analogous

#2a161f

#2a1716

#2a2116

Triadic

#2a1716

#162a17

#17162a

Split-complementary

#2a1716

#162a21

#161f2a

Tetradic

#2a1716

#292a16

#16292a

#17162a

Square

#2a1716

#1f2a16

#16292a

#21162a

Shades

Color #2a1716 mixed toward black.

#231312

#1c0f0f

#150b0b

#0e0807

#070404

Tints

Color #2a1716 mixed toward white.

#5b322f

#8c4c49

#b2706d

#cca09d

#e5cfce

Tones

Color #2a1716 mixed toward gray.

#281818

#271a19

#251b1b

#231d1d

#221e1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.23:1

White text reads better on this background (17.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232316 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#242516 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#291616 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a1716;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a1716]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#2a1716 (#2a1716) is rgb(42, 23, 22) in RGB.

No, #2a1716 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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