#281e1a

Color #281e1a

A muted very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#281e1a

RGB

rgb(40, 30, 26)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 21.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 35%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 35%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(12.31, 4.09, 4.59)

LCH

lch(12.31, 6.15, 48.3)

OKLCH

oklch(24.6%, 0.0174, 42.67)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 10.2%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a2428

Analogous

#281a1d

#281e1a

#28251a

Triadic

#281e1a

#1a281e

#1e1a28

Split-complementary

#281e1a

#1a2825

#1a1d28

Tetradic

#281e1a

#24281a

#1a2428

#1e1a28

Square

#281e1a

#1d281a

#1a2428

#251a28

Shades

Color #281e1a mixed toward black.

#211916

#1b1411

#140f0d

#0d0a09

#070504

Tints

Color #281e1a mixed toward white.

#554037

#826154

#a78678

#c5aea5

#e2d7d2

Tones

Color #281e1a mixed toward gray.

#271e1b

#261f1c

#241f1d

#23201f

#222020

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24241b · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#25251b · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#281c1c · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #281e1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281e1a]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#281e1a (#281e1a) is rgb(40, 30, 26) in RGB.

No, #281e1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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