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#281F27

#281f27 ≈ Licorice

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#281f27 is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 12.16% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.5% magenta, 2.5% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 306.67°, with 12.68% saturation and 13.92% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Licorice (#1a1110), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.0158

Complementary

  1. #281f27
  2. #1f2820

Split complementary

  1. #281f27
  2. #22281f
  3. #1f2824

Analogous

  1. #241f28
  2. #281f27
  3. #281f22

Triadic

  1. #281f27
  2. #27281f
  3. #1f2728

Tetradic

  1. #281f27
  2. #28201f
  3. #1f2820
  4. #1f2728

Square

  1. #281f27
  2. #28241f
  3. #1f2820
  4. #1f2228

Monochromatic

  1. #0b090b
  2. #0b090b
  3. #281f27
  4. #534051
  5. #7e627b

Shades

#281f27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281f27
  2. #241c23
  3. #20191f
  4. #1c161b
  5. #181317
  6. #141014
  7. #100c10
  8. #0c090c
  9. #080608
  10. #040304
  11. #000000

Tints

#281f27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281f27
  2. #3e353d
  3. #534c52
  4. #696268
  5. #7e797d
  6. #948f93
  7. #a9a5a9
  8. #bfbcbe
  9. #d4d2d4
  10. #eae9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281f27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281f27
  2. #312930
  3. #3a3239
  4. #423c42
  5. #4b464b
  6. #545054
  7. #5d595c
  8. #666365
  9. #6e6d6e
  10. #777677
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242124 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f2127 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #212227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #292022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #242127 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #281f24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281f27 {
  color: #281f27;
}
Background
.bg-281f27 {
  background-color: #281f27;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281f27 {
  border: 2px solid #281f27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281f27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 31 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 13% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281f27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281f27, #281f22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281f27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 31 39 / 0.35);
}

#1a1110 Licorice ΔE 7.05 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.99 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.26 #000000 Black ΔE 11.37 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.87 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.00 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.81 #d7e0d8 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Licorice
#281f27  rgb(40, 31, 39)  hsl(307, 13%, 14%)  Licorice
#1f2820  rgb(31, 40, 32)  hsl(127, 13%, 14%)  Black Olive
#27281f  rgb(39, 40, 31)  hsl(67, 13%, 14%)  Black Olive
#1f2728  rgb(31, 39, 40)  hsl(187, 13%, 14%)  Gunmetal