#28251b

Color #28251b

A muted very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#28251b

RGB

rgb(40, 37, 27)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 19.4%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 32.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 32.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(14.7, -0.68, 7.18)

LCH

lch(14.7, 7.21, 95.41)

OKLCH

oklch(26.4%, 0.0182, 93.46)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 10.6%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b1e28

Analogous

#281e1b

#28251b

#24281b

Triadic

#28251b

#1b2825

#251b28

Split-complementary

#28251b

#1b2428

#1e1b28

Tetradic

#28251b

#1e281b

#1b1e28

#251b28

Square

#28251b

#1b281e

#1b1e28

#281b24

Shades

Color #28251b mixed toward black.

#211f16

#1b1912

#14120d

#0d0c09

#070604

Tints

Color #28251b mixed toward white.

#544e39

#807756

#a69c7b

#c3bda7

#e1ded3

Tones

Color #28251b mixed toward gray.

#27241c

#26241d

#25231e

#24231f

#222220

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27271e · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#27271e · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#282020 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #28251b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28251b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#28251b (#28251b) is rgb(40, 37, 27) in RGB.

No, #28251b 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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