Recognised as Colour

#281A1E

#281A1E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#281A1E is a red with RGB values 40, 26, 30 and HSL 343°, 21%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#281A1E#281A1E

HEX#281A1E

RGBrgb(40, 26, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.102, 0.1176

RGB percentages15.7%, 10.2%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(342.9, 21.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 35%, 15.7%)

CMYK0%, 35%, 25%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,628,126

CSS custom property--colour: #281A1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.71:1

Contrast with white16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#D7E5E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1C1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F1F1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A191Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Gray · ΔE 43.1 Slate grey · ΔE 44.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 47.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1A2824

Analogous#281A25, #281D1A

Triadic#1E281A, #1A1E28

Split complementary#1A281D, #1A2528

Tetradic#25281A, #1A2824, #1D1A28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A06E7C

Lighter +30%#855664

Lighter +20%#66424C

Lighter +10%#472E35

Darker −10%#090607

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30121A

Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R40

G26

B30

Red40 (15.7%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 28 · G 1A · B 1E

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