What color is #281F20?

#281F20 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 #281F20?

The RGB value is 40, 31, 32: 40 red, 31 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281F20?

The complementary color is #1F2827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281F20 color

#281F20 rgb(40, 31, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #281F20 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.2% green and 12.5% blue (40, 31, 32).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#281F20 color codes

HEX	`#281F20`
RGB	`rgb(40, 31, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.83, 4.55, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.83, 4.65, 11.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.626, 1.535, 1.577)`
Decimal	`2629408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281F20, 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 #281F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #281F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281f20; }
.text { color: #281f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 31 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281f20, #28231f); }

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Questions

What color is #281F20?: #281F20 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 #281F20?: The RGB value is 40, 31, 32: 40 red, 31 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281F20?: The complementary color is #1F2827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.