#2a171b

Color #2a171b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a171b

RGB

rgb(42, 23, 27)

HSL

hsl(347.4, 29.2%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.4, 45.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 35.7%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(10.44, 10.3, 1.22)

LCH

lch(10.44, 10.37, 6.76)

OKLCH

oklch(23.2%, 0.0314, 6.04)

HWB

hwb(347.4, 9%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172a26

Analogous

#2a1724

#2a171b

#2a1c17

Triadic

#2a171b

#1b2a17

#171b2a

Split-complementary

#2a171b

#172a1c

#17242a

Tetradic

#2a171b

#2a2617

#172a26

#171b2a

Square

#2a171b

#242a17

#172a26

#1c172a

Shades

Color #2a171b mixed toward black.

#231316

#1c0f12

#150b0d

#0e0809

#070404

Tints

Color #2a171b mixed toward white.

#5a313a

#8a4b59

#b06f7d

#ca9fa8

#e5cfd4

Tones

Color #2a171b mixed toward gray.

#28191c

#271a1d

#251c1e

#241d1f

#221f1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23231a · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#24251a · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#291919 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a171b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a171b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a171b (#2a171b) is rgb(42, 23, 27) in RGB.

No, #2a171b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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