Colour
#281F1C
- #281F1C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#281F1C is a orange with RGB values 40, 31, 28 and HSL 15°, 18%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#281F1C#281F1C
HEX#281F1C
RGBrgb(40, 31, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1216, 0.1098
RGB percentages15.7%, 12.2%, 11%
HSLhsl(15, 17.6%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 30%, 15.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 30%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,629,404
CSS custom property--colour: #281F1C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.12:1
Contrast with white16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D7E0E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C2528
Analogous#281C1F, #28251C
Triadic#1C281F, #1F1C28
Split complementary#1C2825, #1C1F28
Tetradic#1F281C, #1C2528, #251C28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G31
B28
Red40 (15.7%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1F · B 1C
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