#281B24

#281B24

Color Values

HEX

#281B24

RGB

40, 27, 36

HSL

318.5, 19.4%, 13.1%

HSV

318.5, 32.5%, 15.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 32.5%, 10.0%, 84.3%

OKLCH

0.2421 0.0259 338.1

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281B24

#1B281F

Analogous

#251B28

#281B1D

#281B24

Triadic

#281B24

#24281B

#1B2428

Split Complementary

#281B24

#1D281B

#1B2825

Tetradic

#281B24

#28251B

#1B281F

#1B1D28

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281B24

Protanopia

#222222

Deuteranopia

#232421

Tritanopia

#272020

Achromatopsia

#1E1E1E

CSS Usage

background-color: #281B24;
color: #281B24;
border-color: #281B24;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 900 #18181B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F9F6F8
100
#F0EAEE
200
#E2D4DE
300
#CEB6C6
400
#B38EA8
500
#986789
600
#7A526E
700
#614258
800
#4C3344
900
#392834
950
#241921

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.5:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.27:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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