#281C23

#281C23

Color Values

HEX

#281C23

RGB

40, 28, 35

HSL

325.0, 17.6%, 13.3%

HSV

325.0, 30.0%, 15.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 30.0%, 12.5%, 84.3%

OKLCH

0.244 0.0225 343.0

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281C23

#1C2821

Analogous

#271C28

#281C1D

#281C23

Triadic

#281C23

#23281C

#1C2328

Split Complementary

#281C23

#1D281C

#1C2827

Tetradic

#281C23

#28271C

#1C2821

#1C1D28

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281C23

Protanopia

#232321

Deuteranopia

#242421

Tritanopia

#272020

Achromatopsia

#1F1F1F

CSS Usage

background-color: #281C23;
color: #281C23;
border-color: #281C23;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 900 #18181B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F6F8
100
#F0EAEE
200
#E2D5DC
300
#CDB7C4
400
#B190A3
500
#966983
600
#785469
700
#604354
800
#4B3542
900
#382932
950
#231A1F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.4:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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