#281c0a

Color #281c0a

A moderately saturated very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#281c0a

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 10)

HSL

hsl(36, 60%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 75%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30%, 75%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(11.3, 3.27, 12.79)

LCH

lch(11.3, 13.2, 75.66)

OKLCH

oklch(23.7%, 0.0351, 75.81)

HWB

hwb(36, 3.9%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0a1628

Analogous

#280d0a

#281c0a

#25280a

Triadic

#281c0a

#0a281c

#1c0a28

Split-complementary

#281c0a

#0a2528

#0d0a28

Tetradic

#281c0a

#16280a

#0a1628

#1c0a28

Square

#281c0a

#0a280d

#0a1628

#280a25

Shades

Color #281c0a mixed toward black.

#211708

#1b1307

#140e05

#0d0903

#070502

Tints

Color #281c0a mixed toward white.

#654719

#a37229

#d19a47

#e0bc84

#f0ddc2

Tones

Color #281c0a mixed toward gray.

#251b0c

#231b0f

#201a11

#1e1a14

#1b1916

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232310 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#242511 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#271314 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281c0a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c0a]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#281c0a (#281c0a) is rgb(40, 28, 10) in RGB.

No, #281c0a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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