#281b14

Color #281b14

A muted very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#281b14

RGB

rgb(40, 27, 20)

HSL

hsl(21, 33.3%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21, 50%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 50%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.17, 5.24, 7.3)

LCH

lch(11.17, 8.99, 54.33)

OKLCH

oklch(23.6%, 0.0245, 49.47)

HWB

hwb(21, 7.8%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#142128

Analogous

#281417

#281b14

#282514

Triadic

#281b14

#14281b

#1b1428

Split-complementary

#281b14

#142825

#141728

Tetradic

#281b14

#212814

#142128

#1b1428

Square

#281b14

#172814

#142128

#251428

Shades

Color #281b14 mixed toward black.

#211711

#1b120d

#140e0a

#0d0907

#070503

Tints

Color #281b14 mixed toward white.

#5a3d2d

#8c5f46

#b48369

#cdad9b

#e6d6cd

Tones

Color #281b14 mixed toward gray.

#261c16

#251c17

#231d19

#211d1b

#201e1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232316 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#242516 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#271718 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281b14;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281b14]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#281b14 (#281b14) is rgb(40, 27, 20) in RGB.

No, #281b14 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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