Close to Raisin
#281821
#281821 is a very dark, muted pink, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 9.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 326°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #281821.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.90:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.24:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.90:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.24:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #281821 as they’d see it.
#281821 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #281821
What color is #281821?
#281821 is a very dark, muted pink, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 9.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 326°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #281821 in RGB?
#281821 is rgb(40, 24, 33): 40 red, 24 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #281821 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 40, 18, 84). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #281821?
PANTONE Black 5 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #281821?
Its complement #102017 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.