What color is #281A04?

#281A04 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281A04?

The RGB value is 40, 26, 4: 40 red, 26 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281A04?

The complementary color is #041228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281A04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281A04 color

#281A04 rgb(40, 26, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #281A04 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 10.2% green and 1.6% blue (40, 26, 4).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 82% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 90% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#281A04 color codes

HEX	`#281A04`
RGB	`rgb(40, 26, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 10.2%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 82%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 90%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 90%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.55, 4.1, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.55, 14.77, 73.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.266, 1.199, 0.28)`
Decimal	`2628100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281A04, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #281A04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281A04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #281A04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281a04; }
.text { color: #281a04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281a04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 26 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281a04, #242804); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281A04?: #281A04 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281A04?: The RGB value is 40, 26, 4: 40 red, 26 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281A04?: The complementary color is #041228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281A04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.