#281C2B

#281C2B

Color Values

HEX

#281C2B

RGB

40, 28, 43

HSL

288.0, 21.1%, 13.9%

HSV

288.0, 34.9%, 16.9%

CMYK

7.0%, 34.9%, 0.0%, 83.1%

OKLCH

0.2479 0.0327 319.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281C2B

#1F2B1C

Analogous

#201C2B

#2B1C26

#281C2B

Triadic

#281C2B

#2B281C

#1C2B28

Split Complementary

#281C2B

#262B1C

#1C2B20

Tetradic

#281C2B

#2B201C

#1F2B1C

#1C262B

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281C2B

Protanopia

#232327

Deuteranopia

#242426

Tritanopia

#272524

Achromatopsia

#202020

CSS Usage

background-color: #281C2B;
color: #281C2B;
border-color: #281C2B;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 900 #111827

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F6F9
100
#EFEAF0
200
#E0D4E3
300
#CAB5CF
400
#AD8DB5
500
#90659A
600
#73507C
700
#5C4063
800
#48324D
900
#36273A
950
#221924

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.26:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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