#281A28 Color

#281A28 is rgb(40, 26, 40) in RGB, hsl(300, 21%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#281A28

HEX#281A28

RGBrgb(40, 26, 40)

HSLhsl(300, 21%, 13%)

HSVhsv(300, 35%, 16%)

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

OKLCHoklch(24.2% 0.033 326.5)

LABlab(11.56% 9.44 -6.71)

LCHlch(11.56% 11.58 324.57)

What #281A28 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #281A28, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 9.12 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 9.22 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 11.38 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 11.68 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 11.72 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 11.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#281A28 Channel Values

How #281A28 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 40 · G 26 · B 40	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 21% · L 13%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 35% · V 16%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 84%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.55:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #281A28 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #281A28

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #281A28; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #281A28

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #281A28 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#281A28

Protanopia#1D1D28

Protanomaly#221C28

Deuteranopia#1F1F28

Deuteranomaly#231D28

Tritanopia#261C1C

Tritanomaly#271B21

Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

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Using #281A28 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-281a28: #281A28;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #281A28;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-281a28': '#281A28' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.102, blue: 0.157)

Android XML<color name="color_281a28">#281A28</color>

SVG fillfill="#281A28"

More Pink Colors

#281A28 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#281A28 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #281A28?

#281A28 is a darkest pink — rgb(40, 26, 40) in RGB and hsl(300, 21%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #281A28?

#281A28 is rgb(40, 26, 40) — red 40, green 26, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #281A28?

#281A28 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #281A28 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #281A28 scores 16.55:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #281A28 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #281A28 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.36, which is visibly different.

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