What color is #281A11?

#281A11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281A11?

The RGB value is 40, 26, 17: 40 red, 26 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281A11?

The complementary color is #111F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281A11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281A11 color

#281A11 rgb(40, 26, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #281A11 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 10.2% green and 6.7% blue (40, 26, 17).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 58% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#281A11 color codes

HEX	`#281A11`
RGB	`rgb(40, 26, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 10.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.78, 5.53, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.78, 10.24, 57.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.346, 1.23, 0.697)`
Decimal	`2628113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281A11, 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 #281A11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281A11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #281A11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281a11; }
.text { color: #281a11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281a11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 26 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281a11, #282611); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281A11?: #281A11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281A11?: The RGB value is 40, 26, 17: 40 red, 26 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281A11?: The complementary color is #111F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281A11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.