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#281f03 color: Liquorice Root

#281f03 is rgb(40, 31, 3) in RGB and oklch(24.335% 0.04545 91.349) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

24.3%
0.045
91°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 84%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.29:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #281f03

#281f03 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 24.3% lightness, 0.045 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.31:1 contrast and black text 1.29:1, 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: #281f03 mixed with white

  1. 281f03
  2. 3a3219
  3. 4d4630
  4. 615b47
  5. 76705f
  6. 8c8677
  7. a29d91
  8. b8b5ac
  9. cfcdc7
  10. e7e6e3

Darker: #281f03 mixed with black

  1. 281f03
  2. 211902
  3. 1b1402
  4. 150f01
  5. 0f0a01
  6. 090600
  7. 040300
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #281f03 with less saturation

  1. 281f03
  2. 271f06
  3. 261f0a
  4. 26200d
  5. 252011
  6. 242013
  7. 232016
  8. 222019
  9. 22201b
  10. 21201e

Questions about #281f03

What color is #281f03?

#281f03 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Liquorice Root. In RGB it is rgb(40, 31, 3), in HSL hsl(45.41, 86.05%, 8.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.335% 0.04545 91.349).

What colors go well with #281f03?

The complementary color of #281f03 is #181e36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f1a07 and #1d2308. The triadic partners are #00262c and #2c182a.

Is white or black text more readable on #281f03?

White text reads better on #281f03: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and black gives 1.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #281f03 a warm or cool color?

#281f03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 24.3% and its chroma 0.045.