#281A23 Color

#281A23 is rgb(40, 26, 35) in RGB and hsl(321, 21%, 13%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Black. White text is most readable on this background.

#281A23

HEX#281A23

RGBrgb(40, 26, 35)

HSLhsl(321, 21%, 13%)

HSVhsv(321, 35%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(23.9% 0.027 340.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 13%, 84%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281A23 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text16.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281A23 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281A23 Complementary#1A281F Analogous#261A28 Analogous#281A1C Triadic#23281A Triadic#1A2328

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281A23, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4D3244 #724B64 #976385 #B28AA4 #CBAFC1 #E3D4DE

Shades

#251821 #1F141B #1C1218 #191016 #160E13 #0F0A0E

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