#281B23

#281B23

Color Values

HEX

#281B23

RGB

40, 27, 35

HSL

323.1, 19.4%, 13.1%

HSV

323.1, 32.5%, 15.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 32.5%, 12.5%, 84.3%

OKLCH

0.2416 0.0248 341.7

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281B23

#1B2820

Analogous

#261B28

#281B1C

#281B23

Triadic

#281B23

#23281B

#1B2328

Split Complementary

#281B23

#1C281B

#1B2826

Tetradic

#281B23

#28261B

#1B2820

#1B1C28

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281B23

Protanopia

#222221

Deuteranopia

#232421

Tritanopia

#27201F

Achromatopsia

#1E1E1E

CSS Usage

background-color: #281B23;
color: #281B23;
border-color: #281B23;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 900 #18181B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F9F6F8
100
#F0EAEE
200
#E2D4DD
300
#CEB6C5
400
#B38EA5
500
#986785
600
#7A526B
700
#614255
800
#4C3343
900
#392832
950
#241920

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.52:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.27:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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