#281B31 Color

#281B31 is rgb(40, 27, 49) in RGB and hsl(275, 29%, 15%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#281B31

HEX#281B31

RGBrgb(40, 27, 49)

HSLhsl(275, 29%, 15%)

HSVhsv(275, 45%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(24.9% 0.044 310.6)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 81%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281B31 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text16.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281B31 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281B31 Complementary#24311B Analogous#1D1B31 Analogous#311B2F Triadic#31281B Triadic#1B3128

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281B31, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#483159 #684780 #885EA6 #A382BA #C0A9D0 #DDD1E6

Shades

#23182B #201627 #1B1221 #18101E #130D17 #100B14

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