What color is #28020D?

#28020D is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28020D?

The RGB value is 40, 2, 13: 40 red, 2 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28020D?

The complementary color is #02281D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28020D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28020D color

#28020D rgb(40, 2, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #28020D is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 0.8% green and 5.1% blue (40, 2, 13).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 90% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 67% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

#28020D color codes

HEX	`#28020D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 2, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 0.8%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 90%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 95%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 67%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.73, 19.08, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.73, 19.18, 5.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.97, 0.524, 0.431)`
Decimal	`2621965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28020D, 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 #28020D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28020D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #28020D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28020d; }
.text { color: #28020d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28020d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 2 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28020d, #280a02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28020D?: #28020D is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28020D?: The RGB value is 40, 2, 13: 40 red, 2 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28020D?: The complementary color is #02281D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28020D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.