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#281e01 color: Liquorice Root

#281e01 is rgb(40, 30, 1) in RGB and oklch(24.034% 0.04762 90.246) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

24%
0.048
90°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 84%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.28:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #281e01

#281e01 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 24% lightness, 0.048 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.45:1 contrast and black text 1.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Liquorice Root (#222200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #281e01 mixed with white

  1. 281e01
  2. 3a3117
  3. 4d452e
  4. 615a45
  5. 766f5d
  6. 8c8676
  7. a29d90
  8. b8b5ab
  9. cfcdc6
  10. e7e6e2

Darker: #281e01 mixed with black

  1. 281e01
  2. 211901
  3. 1b1301
  4. 150e00
  5. 0f0900
  6. 090500
  7. 040300
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #281e01 with less saturation

  1. 281e01
  2. 271e04
  3. 261e08
  4. 251f0c
  5. 251f0f
  6. 241f12
  7. 231f15
  8. 221f18
  9. 211f1a
  10. 201f1d

Questions about #281e01

What color is #281e01?

#281e01 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Liquorice Root. In RGB it is rgb(40, 30, 1), in HSL hsl(44.62, 95.12%, 8.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.034% 0.04762 90.246).

What colors go well with #281e01?

The complementary color of #281e01 is #171e36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f1905 and #1c2306. The triadic partners are #00252c and #2c162a.

Is white or black text more readable on #281e01?

White text reads better on #281e01: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and black gives 1.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #281e01 a warm or cool color?

#281e01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 24% and its chroma 0.048.