What color is #280100?

#280100 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280100?

The RGB value is 40, 1, 0: 40 red, 1 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280100?

The complementary color is #002728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280100 color

#280100 rgb(40, 1, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #280100 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 0.4% green and 0% blue (40, 1, 0).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#280100 color codes

HEX	`#280100`
RGB	`rgb(40, 1, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 0.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.27, 17.85, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.27, 19.08, 20.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.886, 0.473, 0.045)`
Decimal	`2621696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280100, 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 #280100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #280100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280100; }
.text { color: #280100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 1 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280100, #281500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #280100?: #280100 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280100?: The RGB value is 40, 1, 0: 40 red, 1 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280100?: The complementary color is #002728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.