#281D1B Hex Color

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Color Name

Licorice*

Hex Color Code

#281D1B

RGB Color Code

RGB(40, 29, 27)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 27.5%, 32.5%, 84.3%

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#281D1B hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 281D1B?

The RGB color code for color number #281D1B is RGB(40, 29, 27). In the RGB color model, #281D1B has a red value of 40, a green value of 29, and a blue value of 27. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 27.5% magenta, 32.5% yellow, and 84.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 9.2° (degrees), 19.4 % saturation, and 13.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #281D1B has a hue of 9.2° (degrees), 32.5 % saturation and 15.7 % brightness/value.

Color 281D1B is cool or warm?

Color 281D1B is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #281D1B? (For interior and product design)

281D1B has an LRV of nearly 1.4. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#281D1B

LRV 1.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 1.4 of #281D1B with dark and light color

Is #281D1B Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 281D1B meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #281D1B color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #281D1B

Hex triplet: #281D1B
Red: 28
Green: 1D
Blue: 1B

RGBA / RGB rgb(40, 29, 27)

Red: 40 (15.7%)
Green: 29 (11.4%)
Blue: 27 (10.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 27.50%
Yellow: 32.50%
Key: 84.31%

HSL hsl(9.23deg, 19.4 %, 13.1 %)

Hue: 9.23°
Saturation: 19.40 %
Lightness: 13.14 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 9.23°
Saturation: 32.50 %
Brightness / Value: 15.69 %

RYB ryb(203, 196, 203)

Red: 203 (79.7%)
Yellow: 196 (77.0%)
Blue: 203 (79.8%)

HWB

Hue: 9.23°
Whiteness: 10.59 %
Blackness: 84.31 %

CMY

Cyan: 84.31%
Magenta: 88.63%
Yellow: 89.41%

XYZ

X: 1.51
Y: 1.41
Z: 1.23

YXY

Y1: 1.41
X: 0.36
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 12.02
A: 4.99
B: 3.44

CIE-Lch

L: 12.02
C: 6.06
H: 34.57

CIE-Luv

L: 12.02
U: 4.98
V: 2.06

Hunter-Lab

L: 11.87
A: 1.97
B: 2.17

Other

LRV: ~ 1.4 %
Munsell Color System: 4YR 1.1/0.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #281D1B

These are the named colors closest to hex 281D1B, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#1A1110 Color Licorice

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#1A1110 Color Light Black

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#242124 Color Raisin Black

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#1B1610 Color Shadow Black

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 281D1B.

#2C1E1A Color BS 04-B-29 - Brown

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#221F1C Color BS 22-B-29 - Deep Purple

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#36312D Color BS 04-B-25 - Saracen

92.62% match | ΔE 7.38

#3E3035 Color BS 02-C-40 - Deep Plum (Loganberry)

92.19% match | ΔE 7.81

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 281D1B.

#34292A Color PANTONE 19-1018 TCX - Ganache

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#2E272A Color PANTONE 19-3909 TCX - Black Bean

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#372D2D Color PANTONE 19-0914 TCX - Solemnity

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#2C2929 Color PANTONE 19-4008 TCX - Meteorite

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 281D1B.

#342A2A Color RAL 020 20 05 - Deep Brown

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#322B26 Color RAL 060 20 05 - Industrial Black

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#3C2727 Color RAL 020 20 10 - Night Red

93.63% match | ΔE 6.37

#352D32 Color RAL 340 20 05 - Liquorice Black

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 281D1B.

#312923 Color PANTONE 4259 C

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

#31261D Color PANTONE Black 4 C

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#382E2C Color PANTONE 440 C

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#382F2D Color PANTONE 412 C

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 281D1B.

#1A1718 Color RAL 8022 - Black Brown

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

#2A292A Color RAL 9017 - Traffic Black

92.97% match | ΔE 7.03

#2B2B2C Color RAL 9004 - Signal Black

92.15% match | ΔE 7.85

#442F29 Color RAL 8017 - Chocolate Brown

92.09% match | ΔE 7.91

Paint color for Hex #281D1B

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 281D1B from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 281D1B once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #281D1B to Benjamin Moore

#352D2B Color Bucktrout Brown (CW-180)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#3C2D2B Color Wenge (AF-180)

94.38% match | ΔE 5.62

#3B3230 Color Espresso Bean (CSP-30)

93.33% match | ΔE 6.67

#382930 Color Velvet Cloak (CSP-480)

92.81% match | ΔE 7.19

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #281D1B to Sherwin Williams

#392B2D Color Raisin (SW 7630)

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#403330 Color Black Bean (SW 6006)

92.89% match | ΔE 7.11

#313031 Color Caviar (SW 6990)

91.74% match | ΔE 8.26

#393437 Color Deep Forest Brown (SW 9175)

91.66% match | ΔE 8.34

Valspar

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #281D1B to Valspar

#352125 Color Antique Burgundy (1011-8)

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

#3D2F30 Color Noblesse Oblige (8004-2G)

93.57% match | ΔE 6.43

#2E2E30 Color Noir (4009-2)

91.61% match | ΔE 8.39

#292A2D Color Dark Kettle Black (4011-2)

91.59% match | ΔE 8.41

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #281D1B to Dunn-Edwards

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

89.41% match | ΔE 10.59

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

87.40% match | ΔE 12.60

#53433E Color Spiced Hot Chocolate (DET 691)

87.34% match | ΔE 12.66

#4F4744 Color Espresso Macchiato (DET 680)

86.51% match | ΔE 13.49

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #281D1B to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

88.88% match | ΔE 11.12

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

86.97% match | ΔE 13.03

#4F4A4A Color Tanner's Brown (255)

85.34% match | ΔE 14.66

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

85.14% match | ΔE 14.86

Behr

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #281D1B to Behr

#433F3D Color Off Broadway (MQ1-35)

88.68% match | ΔE 11.32

#413F3E Color Blackout (N510-7)

88.29% match | ΔE 11.71

#4B423F Color Sweet Molasses (PPU5-20)

88.17% match | ΔE 11.83

#483E45 Color Eclectic Purple (PPU17-20)

88.09% match | ΔE 11.91

PPG Paints

Hex color 281D1B similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #281D1B to PPG Paints

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

87.91% match | ΔE 12.09

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

87.77% match | ΔE 12.23

#4B4441 Color Phantom Mist (PPG1002-7)

87.44% match | ΔE 12.56

#4F443F Color Dark Granite (PPG1005-7)

87.41% match | ΔE 12.59

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#281D1B color palettes and scheme combination

000000

0A0706

281D1B

463330

654944

835F59

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

281B26

281B1F

281D1B

28241B

26281B

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

281D1B

1B281D

1D1B28

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

281D1B

20281B

1B2628

241B28

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

281D1B

3D3331

534A48

68605F

7E7776

938E8D

A9A4A3

BEBBBA

D4D1D1

E9E8E8

FFFFFF

Licorice* - #281D1B Tints

281D1B

241A18

201715

1C1412

181110

140E0D

100B0A

0C0808

080505

040202

000000

Licorice* - #281D1B Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#281D1B

Licorice*

#1B2628

Charleston Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #281D1B?

Color that best contrast with #281D1B is #1B2628, color name is Charleston Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.