#281E15 Hex Color

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Color Name

Shadow Black*

Hex Color Code

#281E15

RGB Color Code

RGB(40, 30, 21)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 25.0%, 47.5%, 84.3%

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#281E15 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 281E15?

The RGB color code for color number #281E15 is RGB(40, 30, 21). In the RGB color model, #281E15 has a red value of 40, a green value of 30, and a blue value of 21. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.0% magenta, 47.5% yellow, and 84.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 28.4° (degrees), 31.1 % saturation, and 12.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #281E15 has a hue of 28.4° (degrees), 47.5 % saturation and 15.7 % brightness/value.

Color 281E15 is cool or warm?

Color 281E15 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #281E15? (For interior and product design)

281E15 has an LRV of nearly 1. 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

#281E15

LRV 1

Light Color

Compare LRV 1 of #281E15 with dark and light color

Is #281E15 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 281E15 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 #281E15 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #281E15

Hex triplet: #281E15
Red: 28
Green: 1E
Blue: 15

RGBA / RGB rgb(40, 30, 21)

Red: 40 (15.7%)
Green: 30 (11.8%)
Blue: 21 (8.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 25.00%
Yellow: 47.50%
Key: 84.31%

HSL hsl(28.42deg, 31.1 %, 12.0 %)

Hue: 28.42°
Saturation: 31.15 %
Lightness: 11.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 28.42°
Saturation: 47.50 %
Brightness / Value: 15.69 %

RYB ryb(207, 202, 203)

Red: 207 (81.3%)
Yellow: 202 (79.1%)
Blue: 203 (79.5%)

HWB

Hue: 28.42°
Whiteness: 8.24 %
Blackness: 84.31 %

CMY

Cyan: 84.31%
Magenta: 88.24%
Yellow: 91.76%

XYZ

X: 1.47
Y: 1.43
Z: 0.91

YXY

Y1: 1.43
X: 0.39
Y2: 0.38

CIE-Lab

L: 12.18
A: 3.24
B: 8.01

CIE-Lch

L: 12.18
C: 8.64
H: 67.98

CIE-Luv

L: 12.18
U: 5.01
V: 5.33

Hunter-Lab

L: 11.97
A: 1.03
B: 3.88

Other

LRV: ~ 1.4 %
Munsell Color System: 1.4Y 1.1/1.3

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 #281E15

These are the named colors closest to hex 281E15, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#1B1610 Color Shadow Black

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

#3D2B1F Color Bistre

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

#1A1110 Color Licorice

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

#1A1110 Color Light Black

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 281E15.

#31261D Color PANTONE Black 4 C

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#312923 Color PANTONE 4259 C

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#2D2926 Color PANTONE Black C

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

#382E2C Color PANTONE 440 C

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 281E15.

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

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

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

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

#2C2617 Color BS 10-B-29 - Ironstone

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

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

92.95% match | ΔE 7.05

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 281E15.

#322B26 Color RAL 060 20 05 - Industrial Black

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

#362C1D Color RAL 080 20 10 - Vanilla Bean Brown

94.62% match | ΔE 5.38

#322D25 Color RAL 080 20 05 - Night Brown Black

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#3D2D24 Color RAL 050 20 10 - Granite Brown

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 281E15.

#392D2B Color PANTONE 19-1106 TCX - Molé

92.98% match | ΔE 7.02

#40332B Color PANTONE 19-0712 TCX - Demitasse

92.91% match | ΔE 7.09

#2C2929 Color PANTONE 19-4008 TCX - Meteorite

92.71% match | ΔE 7.29

#3F352F Color PANTONE 19-0840 TCX - Delicioso

92.39% match | ΔE 7.61

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 281E15.

#3A3327 Color RAL 6022 - Olive Drab

92.83% match | ΔE 7.17

#1A1718 Color RAL 8022 - Black Brown

92.41% match | ΔE 7.59

Paint color for Hex #281E15

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 281E15 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 281E15 once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #281E15 to Benjamin Moore

#352D2B Color Bucktrout Brown (CW-180)

93.49% match | ΔE 6.51

#3C2D2B Color Wenge (AF-180)

92.23% match | ΔE 7.77

#3B3230 Color Espresso Bean (CSP-30)

92.18% match | ΔE 7.82

#433731 Color Bittersweet Chocolate (2114-10)

91.52% match | ΔE 8.48

Valspar

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #281E15 to Valspar

#3A3530 Color Fired Earth (6011-1)

92.01% match | ΔE 7.99

#433631 Color Black Raisin (4002-2C)

91.43% match | ΔE 8.57

#433531 Color Brown Velvet (1011-10)

91.23% match | ΔE 8.77

#2F2F2F Color Tomcat (8006-12G)

90.90% match | ΔE 9.10

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #281E15 to Sherwin Williams

#403330 Color Black Bean (SW 6006)

91.68% match | ΔE 8.32

#392B2D Color Raisin (SW 7630)

90.94% match | ΔE 9.06

#313031 Color Caviar (SW 6990)

90.64% match | ΔE 9.36

#2F2F30 Color Tricorn Black (SW 6258)

90.54% match | ΔE 9.46

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #281E15 to Dunn-Edwards

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

88.86% match | ΔE 11.14

#53433E Color Spiced Hot Chocolate (DET 691)

86.89% match | ΔE 13.11

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

86.66% match | ΔE 13.34

#4F4744 Color Espresso Macchiato (DET 680)

86.26% match | ΔE 13.74

Behr

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #281E15 to Behr

#433F3D Color Off Broadway (MQ1-35)

88.45% match | ΔE 11.55

#3B3C3B Color Limousine Leather (MQ5-05)

88.02% match | ΔE 11.98

#413F3E Color Blackout (N510-7)

87.99% match | ΔE 12.01

#4B423F Color Sweet Molasses (PPU5-20)

87.79% match | ΔE 12.21

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #281E15 to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

88.36% match | ΔE 11.64

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

85.19% match | ΔE 14.81

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

84.77% match | ΔE 15.23

#4F4A4A Color Tanner's Brown (255)

84.71% match | ΔE 15.29

PPG Paints

Hex color 281E15 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #281E15 to PPG Paints

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

87.62% match | ΔE 12.38

#4F443F Color Dark Granite (PPG1005-7)

87.35% match | ΔE 12.65

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

87.31% match | ΔE 12.69

#4B4441 Color Phantom Mist (PPG1002-7)

87.24% match | ΔE 12.76

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#281E15 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

070503

281E15

493727

6B5038

8C694A

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.

28151F

281515

281E15

282815

1F2815

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.

281E15

15281E

1E1528

Triadic Color Palette

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

281E15

162815

151F28

281528

Tetradic Color Palette

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

281E15

3D342C

534B43

68615B

7E7872

938E8A

A9A5A1

BEBBB8

D4D2D0

E9E8E7

FFFFFF

Shadow Black* - #281E15 Tints

281E15

241B12

201810

1C150E

18120C

140F0A

100C08

0C0906

080604

040302

000000

Shadow Black* - #281E15 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#281E15

Shadow Black*

#151F28

Rich Black*

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 #281E15?

Color that best contrast with #281E15 is #151F28, color name is Rich Black*. 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.