#281E2A

#281E2A

Color Values

HEX

#281E2A

RGB

40, 30, 42

HSL

290.0, 16.7%, 14.1%

HSV

290.0, 28.6%, 16.5%

CMYK

4.8%, 28.6%, 0.0%, 83.5%

OKLCH

0.2521 0.0265 320.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5011 Steel Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281E2A

#202A1E

Analogous

#221E2A

#2A1E26

#281E2A

Triadic

#281E2A

#2A281E

#1E2A28

Split Complementary

#281E2A

#262A1E

#1E2A22

Tetradic

#281E2A

#2A221E

#202A1E

#1E262A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281E2A

Protanopia

#242427

Deuteranopia

#242526

Tritanopia

#282524

Achromatopsia

#212121

CSS Usage

background-color: #281E2A;
color: #281E2A;
border-color: #281E2A;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 800 #27272A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F6F8
100
#EFEBF0
200
#DFD5E1
300
#C9B8CC
400
#AB91B0
500
#8E6A95
600
#715577
700
#5B445F
800
#47354A
900
#352938
950
#221A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.04:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.31:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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