#281C21

#281C21

Color Values

HEX

#281C21

RGB

40, 28, 33

HSL

335.0, 17.6%, 13.3%

HSV

335.0, 30.0%, 15.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 30.0%, 17.5%, 84.3%

OKLCH

0.2432 0.0207 351.9

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281C21

#1C2823

Analogous

#281C27

#281D1C

#281C21

Triadic

#281C21

#21281C

#1C2128

Split Complementary

#281C21

#1C281D

#1C2728

Tetradic

#281C21

#27281C

#1C2823

#1D1C28

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281C21

Protanopia

#232320

Deuteranopia

#242420

Tritanopia

#271F1F

Achromatopsia

#1F1F1F

CSS Usage

background-color: #281C21;
color: #281C21;
border-color: #281C21;
Nearest Tailwind: Stone 800 #292524

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F6F7
100
#F0EAED
200
#E2D5DA
300
#CDB7C0
400
#B1909E
500
#96697C
600
#785463
700
#60434F
800
#4B353E
900
#38292F
950
#231A1E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.43:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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