#281b09

Color #281b09

A moderately saturated very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.24 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#281b09

RGB

rgb(40, 27, 9)

HSL

hsl(34.8, 63.3%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.8, 77.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 77.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(10.96, 3.89, 12.72)

LCH

lch(10.96, 13.3, 73)

OKLCH

oklch(23.4%, 0.036, 73.38)

HWB

hwb(34.8, 3.5%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#091628

Analogous

#280b09

#281b09

#252809

Triadic

#281b09

#09281b

#1b0928

Split-complementary

#281b09

#092528

#0b0928

Tetradic

#281b09

#162809

#091628

#1b0928

Square

#281b09

#09280b

#091628

#280925

Shades

Color #281b09 mixed toward black.

#211607

#1b1206

#140d04

#0d0903

#070401

Tints

Color #281b09 mixed toward white.

#674517

#a57025

#d59743

#e3ba82

#f1dcc0

Tones

Color #281b09 mixed toward gray.

#251b0c

#231a0e

#201a11

#1e1913

#1b1916

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.25:1

White text reads better on this background (16.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23230f · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#242510 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#271313 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#1d1d1d · ΔE 10.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #281b09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281b09]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#281b09 (#281b09) is rgb(40, 27, 9) in RGB.

No, #281b09 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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