What color is #281A07?

#281A07 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281A07?

The RGB value is 40, 26, 7: 40 red, 26 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281A07?

The complementary color is #071528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281A07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281A07 color

#281A07 rgb(40, 26, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #281A07 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 10.2% green and 2.7% blue (40, 26, 7).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 70% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 83% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#281A07 color codes

HEX	`#281A07`
RGB	`rgb(40, 26, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 10.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 70%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 83%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 83%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, 4.41, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 13.76, 71.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.283, 1.205, 0.366)`
Decimal	`2628103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281A07, 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 #281A07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281A07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #281A07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281a07; }
.text { color: #281a07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281a07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 26 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281a07, #252807); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281A07?: #281A07 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281A07?: The RGB value is 40, 26, 7: 40 red, 26 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281A07?: The complementary color is #071528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281A07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.