#2b181b

Color #2b181b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b181b

RGB

rgb(43, 24, 27)

HSL

hsl(350.5, 28.4%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.5, 44.2%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 37.2%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(10.89, 10.07, 1.9)

LCH

lch(10.89, 10.25, 10.68)

OKLCH

oklch(23.6%, 0.0309, 9.49)

HWB

hwb(350.5, 9.4%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#182b28

Analogous

#2b1824

#2b181b

#2b1e18

Triadic

#2b181b

#1b2b18

#181b2b

Split-complementary

#2b181b

#182b1e

#18242b

Tetradic

#2b181b

#2b2818

#182b28

#181b2b

Square

#2b181b

#242b18

#182b28

#1e182b

Shades

Color #2b181b mixed toward black.

#241416

#1d1012

#150c0d

#0e0809

#070404

Tints

Color #2b181b mixed toward white.

#5a3239

#8a4d56

#b0717b

#caa0a7

#e5d0d3

Tones

Color #2b181b mixed toward gray.

#29191c

#281b1d

#261d1e

#251e1f

#232020

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24241a · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#25261a · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#2a1a1a · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b181b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b181b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b181b (#2b181b) is rgb(43, 24, 27) in RGB.

No, #2b181b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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