#281E2A Color

#281E2A is rgb(40, 30, 42) in RGB and hsl(290, 17%, 14%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#281E2A

HEX#281E2A

RGBrgb(40, 30, 42)

HSLhsl(290, 17%, 14%)

HSVhsv(290, 29%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(25.2% 0.026 320.7)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 84%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281E2A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text16.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281E2A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281E2A Complementary#202A1E Analogous#221E2A Analogous#2A1E26 Triadic#2A281E Triadic#1E2A28

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281E2A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4A374E #6C5071 #8E6A95 #A98EAF #C4B1C8 #DFD5E1

Shades

#251C27 #1F1721 #1C151E #171118 #140F15 #0E0B0F

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