What color is #281F1E?

#281F1E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281F1E?

The RGB value is 40, 31, 30: 40 red, 31 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281F1E?

The complementary color is #1E2728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281F1E color

#281F1E rgb(40, 31, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #281F1E is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.2% green and 11.8% blue (40, 31, 30).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#281F1E color codes

HEX	`#281F1E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 31, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 25%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.77, 4.14, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.77, 4.74, 29.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.599, 1.525, 1.438)`
Decimal	`2629406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281F1E, 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 #281F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #281F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281f1e; }
.text { color: #281f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 31 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281f1e, #28241e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #281F1E?: #281F1E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281F1E?: The RGB value is 40, 31, 30: 40 red, 31 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281F1E?: The complementary color is #1E2728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.