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#281d02 color: Soft very dark brown

#281d02 is rgb(40, 29, 2) in RGB and oklch(23.784% 0.0456 86.982) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

23.8%
0.046
87°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 84%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.27:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #281d02

#281d02 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 23.8% lightness, 0.046 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.58:1 contrast and black text 1.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brunneophobia (#2a1b0e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #281d02 mixed with white

  1. 281d02
  2. 3a3018
  3. 4e442e
  4. 625946
  5. 766f5e
  6. 8c8577
  7. a29c90
  8. b8b4ab
  9. cfcdc6
  10. e7e6e2

Darker: #281d02 mixed with black

  1. 281d02
  2. 211801
  3. 1b1301
  4. 150e01
  5. 0f0900
  6. 090500
  7. 040300
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #281d02 with less saturation

  1. 281d02
  2. 271d05
  3. 261e09
  4. 251e0c
  5. 241e0f
  6. 231e12
  7. 221e15
  8. 221e17
  9. 211f1a
  10. 201f1c

Questions about #281d02

What color is #281d02?

#281d02 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Soft very dark brown. In RGB it is rgb(40, 29, 2), in HSL hsl(42.63, 90.48%, 8.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(23.784% 0.0456 86.982).

What colors go well with #281d02?

The complementary color of #281d02 is #151e34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f1907 and #1d2106. The triadic partners are #00242a and #2a172a.

Is white or black text more readable on #281d02?

White text reads better on #281d02: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and black gives 1.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #281d02 a warm or cool color?

#281d02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 23.8% and its chroma 0.046.