#42281a

Color #42281a

A moderately saturated very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 25.91 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-950 #432004 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42281a

RGB

rgb(66, 40, 26)

HSL

hsl(21, 43.5%, 18%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21, 60.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 60.6%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(19.02, 10.39, 14.2)

LCH

lch(19.02, 17.6, 53.81)

OKLCH

oklch(30.6%, 0.0458, 48.72)

HWB

hwb(21, 10.2%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a3442

Analogous

#421a20

#42281a

#423c1a

Triadic

#42281a

#1a4228

#281a42

Split-complementary

#42281a

#1a423c

#1a2042

Tetradic

#42281a

#34421a

#1a3442

#281a42

Square

#42281a

#20421a

#1a3442

#3c1a42

Shades

Color #42281a mixed toward black.

#372116

#2c1b11

#21140d

#160d09

#0b0704

Tints

Color #42281a mixed toward white.

#74462e

#a66541

#c48969

#d8b09b

#ebd8cd

Tones

Color #42281a mixed toward gray.

#3f291d

#3b2a21

#382b24

#352c27

#312d2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38381e · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#3a3c1f · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#412121 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42281a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42281a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#42281a (#42281a) is rgb(66, 40, 26) in RGB.

No, #42281a 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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