What color is #282621?

#282621 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282621?

The RGB value is 40, 38, 33: 40 red, 38 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282621?

The complementary color is #212328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282621?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282621 color

#282621 rgb(40, 38, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #282621 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.9% green and 12.9% blue (40, 38, 33).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#282621 color codes

HEX	`#282621`
RGB	`rgb(40, 38, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.21, -0.2, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.21, 3.65, 93.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.843, 1.947, 1.717)`
Decimal	`2631201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282621, 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 #282621	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282621 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #282621 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282621; }
.text { color: #282621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282621; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 38 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282621, #262821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282621?: #282621 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282621?: The RGB value is 40, 38, 33: 40 red, 38 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282621?: The complementary color is #212328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282621?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.