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#281E01 closest to Burnt Coffee

#281E01 is a very dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Burnt Coffee. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 11.8% green and 0.4% blue (rgb(40, 30, 1)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 95% saturation and 8% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 98% yellow and 84% black. #281E01 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.45:1.

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Variations of #281E01

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#281E01 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

281E01010B28
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

281E01280A011E2801
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#281E01 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #281E01 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #252002
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #231E00
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #251E00
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #252002
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #261F01
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2C1A18
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2A1D0E
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1F1F1F
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #221F1A

#281E01 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.45:1 Super#281E01 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#281E01 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#281E01 in CSS

/* Burnt Coffee */
.color { color: #281E01; }
.background { background-color: #281E01; }
.border { border: 1px solid #281E01; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(40 30 1);
color: hsl(45 95% 8%);
color: oklch(0.240 0.048 90.2);

#281E01 FAQ

What color is #281E01?

#281E01 is a very dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #281E01?

#281E01 is rgb(40, 30, 1) in RGB, hsl(45, 95%, 8%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 98%, 84%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #281E01?

The complementary color of #281E01 is #010B28, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #281E01?

White text has the best contrast on #281E01: 16.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #281E01 a warm or cool color?

#281E01 is a warm color.