Information about #281918 color

#281918 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#281918 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 25, 24) — 15.7% red, 9.8% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 6 / 84. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#281918 is a softly balanced earthy red that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sooty (#281D19). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aida (#271615) and Loyal (#28191D).

The recipe behind #281918 is rgb(40, 25, 24), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 16.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #281918 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#281918 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#281918 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #281918

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#281918
  • RGB40, 25, 24
  • CMYK0, 6, 6, 84
  • CSSrgb(40, 25, 24)
  • HSL4°, 25%, 13%
  • HSL Precise3.75°, 25%, 12.549%
  • HSV4°, 40%, 16%
  • HSB4°, 40%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.098, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.098, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.098, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID281918
  • DECIMAL ID2627864
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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