#281B21

#281B21

Color Values

HEX

#281B21

RGB

40, 27, 33

HSL

332.3, 19.4%, 13.1%

HSV

332.3, 32.5%, 15.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 32.5%, 17.5%, 84.3%

OKLCH

0.2408 0.023 349.6

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281B21

#1B2822

Analogous

#281B27

#281B1B

#281B21

Triadic

#281B21

#21281B

#1B2128

Split Complementary

#281B21

#1B281B

#1B2728

Tetradic

#281B21

#27281B

#1B2822

#1B1B28

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281B21

Protanopia

#222220

Deuteranopia

#23241F

Tritanopia

#271E1E

Achromatopsia

#1E1E1E

CSS Usage

background-color: #281B21;
color: #281B21;
border-color: #281B21;
Nearest Tailwind: Stone 800 #292524

Tailwind Shades

50
#F9F6F7
100
#F0EAED
200
#E2D4DB
300
#CEB6C1
400
#B38E9F
500
#98677E
600
#7A5264
700
#614250
800
#4C333F
900
#392830
950
#24191E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.55:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.27:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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