What color is #282421?

#282421 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282421?

The RGB value is 40, 36, 33: 40 red, 36 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282421?

The complementary color is #212528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282421?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282421 color

#282421 rgb(40, 36, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #282421 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.1% green and 12.9% blue (40, 36, 33).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#282421 color codes

HEX	`#282421`
RGB	`rgb(40, 36, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.53, 1.2, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.53, 2.94, 65.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.78, 1.823, 1.697)`
Decimal	`2630689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282421, 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 #282421	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282421 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #282421 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282421; }
.text { color: #282421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282421; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 36 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282421, #282721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282421?: #282421 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282421?: The RGB value is 40, 36, 33: 40 red, 36 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282421?: The complementary color is #212528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282421?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.