What color is #281E19?

#281E19 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281E19?

The RGB value is 40, 30, 25: 40 red, 30 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281E19?

The complementary color is #192328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281E19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281E19 color

#281E19 rgb(40, 30, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #281E19 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 11.8% green and 9.8% blue (40, 30, 25).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#281E19 color codes

HEX	`#281E19`
RGB	`rgb(40, 30, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 11.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.29, 3.91, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.29, 6.57, 53.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.515, 1.45, 1.12)`
Decimal	`2629145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281E19, 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 #281E19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281E19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #281E19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281e19; }
.text { color: #281e19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281e19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 30 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281e19, #282519); }

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Questions

What color is #281E19?: #281E19 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281E19?: The RGB value is 40, 30, 25: 40 red, 30 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281E19?: The complementary color is #192328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281E19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.