What color is #28282D?

#28282D is a dark gray known as Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Anthracite?

The RGB value is 40, 40, 45: 40 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Anthracite?

The complementary color is #2D2D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28282D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Anthracite color: hex code #28282D

#28282D rgb(40, 40, 45)

Shades of black

Anthracite has the hex code #28282D. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.7% green and 17.6% blue (40, 40, 45).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

Anthracite (#28282D) color codes

HEX	`#28282D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 40, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.3, 1.26, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.3, 3.5, 291.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.107, 2.158, 2.788)`
Decimal	`2631725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Anthracite, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #28282D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28282D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #28282D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28282d; }
.text { color: #28282d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28282d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 40 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28282d, #2b282d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #28282D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #28282D?: #28282D is a dark gray known as Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Anthracite?: The RGB value is 40, 40, 45: 40 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Anthracite?: The complementary color is #2D2D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28282D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.