#281B28 Color

#281B28 is rgb(40, 27, 40) in RGB and hsl(300, 19%, 13%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Black. White text is most readable on this background.

#281B28

HEX#281B28

RGBrgb(40, 27, 40)

HSLhsl(300, 19%, 13%)

HSVhsv(300, 33%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(24.4% 0.031 326.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 84%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281B28 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text16.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281B28 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281B28 Complementary#1B271B Analogous#211B27 Analogous#271B21 Triadic#27271B Triadic#1B2727

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281B28, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4C344C #704C70 #956595 #B18CB1 #C9B0C9 #E2D5E2

Shades

#241924 #1E151E #1B131B #181118 #150E15 #0F0A0F

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