What color is #281A24?

#281A24 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281A24?

The RGB value is 40, 26, 36: 40 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281A24?

The complementary color is #1A281E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281A24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281A24 color

#281A24 rgb(40, 26, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #281A24 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 10.2% green and 14.1% blue (40, 26, 36).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 21% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#281A24 color codes

HEX	`#281A24`
RGB	`rgb(40, 26, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 10.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 21%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 35%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.4, 9.06, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.4, 9.94, 335.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.563, 1.317, 1.841)`
Decimal	`2628132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281A24, 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 #281A24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281A24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #281A24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281a24; }
.text { color: #281a24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281a24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 26 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281a24, #281a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281A24?: #281A24 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281A24?: The RGB value is 40, 26, 36: 40 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281A24?: The complementary color is #1A281E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281A24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.