What color is #281F30?

#281F30 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281F30?

The RGB value is 40, 31, 48: 40 red, 31 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281F30?

The complementary color is #27301F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281F30 color

#281F30 rgb(40, 31, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #281F30 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.2% green and 18.8% blue (40, 31, 48).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#281F30 color codes

HEX	`#281F30`
RGB	`rgb(40, 31, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.5, 8.51, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.5, 12.86, 311.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.898, 1.645, 3.013)`
Decimal	`2629424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281F30, 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 #281F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #281F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281f30; }
.text { color: #281f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 31 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281f30, #301f30); }

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Questions

What color is #281F30?: #281F30 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281F30?: The RGB value is 40, 31, 48: 40 red, 31 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281F30?: The complementary color is #27301F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.