What color is #281D0A?

#281D0A 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 #281D0A?

The RGB value is 40, 29, 10: 40 red, 29 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281D0A?

The complementary color is #0A1528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281D0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281D0A color

#281D0A rgb(40, 29, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #281D0A is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 11.4% green and 3.9% blue (40, 29, 10).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 60% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 75% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#281D0A color codes

HEX	`#281D0A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 29, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 11.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 60%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 75%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 75%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.63, 2.55, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.63, 13.49, 79.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.369, 1.352, 0.476)`
Decimal	`2628874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281D0A, 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 #281D0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281D0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #281D0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281d0a; }
.text { color: #281d0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281d0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 29 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281d0a, #24280a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281D0A?: #281D0A 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 #281D0A?: The RGB value is 40, 29, 10: 40 red, 29 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281D0A?: The complementary color is #0A1528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281D0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.