#2b1716

Color #2b1716

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b1716

RGB

rgb(43, 23, 22)

HSL

hsl(2.9, 32.3%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.9, 48.8%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 46.5%, 48.8%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(10.44, 9.96, 4.97)

LCH

lch(10.44, 11.13, 26.52)

OKLCH

oklch(23.2%, 0.0327, 23.04)

HWB

hwb(2.9, 8.6%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#162a2b

Analogous

#2b161f

#2b1716

#2b2116

Triadic

#2b1716

#162b17

#17162b

Split-complementary

#2b1716

#162b21

#161f2b

Tetradic

#2b1716

#2a2b16

#162a2b

#17162b

Square

#2b1716

#1f2b16

#162a2b

#21162b

Shades

Color #2b1716 mixed toward black.

#241312

#1d0f0f

#150b0b

#0e0807

#070404

Tints

Color #2b1716 mixed toward white.

#5c312f

#8d4b48

#b46f6c

#cd9f9d

#e6cfce

Tones

Color #2b1716 mixed toward gray.

#291918

#271a19

#261c1b

#241d1d

#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

#242416 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#252616 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#2a1616 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b1716;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b1716]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#2b1716 (#2b1716) is rgb(43, 23, 22) in RGB.

No, #2b1716 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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