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Recognised as Colour

#281D10

  • #281D10
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#281D10 is a orange with RGB values 40, 29, 16 and HSL 33°, 43%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#281D10#281D10
HEX#281D10
RGBrgb(40, 29, 16)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1137, 0.0627
RGB percentages15.7%, 11.4%, 6.3%
HSLhsl(32.5, 42.9%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.5, 60%, 15.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 60%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,628,880
CSS custom property--colour: #281D10;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D7E2EF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#211D0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#232010no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2C1A1Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#101B28
Analogous#281110, #272810
Triadic#10281D, #1D1028
Split complementary#102728, #111028
Tetradic#102811, #101B28, #281027

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B8864C
Lighter +30%#956C3C
Lighter +20%#71522D
Lighter +10%#4C371F
Darker −10%#040301
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F1E09
Less saturated −25%#211C17

Channel breakdown

R40
G29
B16
Red40 (15.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue16 (6.3%)
Hue32.5°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1D · B 10

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