What color is #280227?

#280227 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280227?

The RGB value is 40, 2, 39: 40 red, 2 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280227?

The complementary color is #022803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280227 color

#280227 rgb(40, 2, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #280227 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 0.8% green and 15.3% blue (40, 2, 39).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 90% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#280227 color codes

HEX	`#280227`
RGB	`rgb(40, 2, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 0.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 90%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 95%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.79, 24.5, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.79, 28.72, 328.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.263, 0.641, 1.976)`
Decimal	`2621991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280227, 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 #280227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #280227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280227; }
.text { color: #280227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 2 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280227, #280214); }

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Questions

What color is #280227?: #280227 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280227?: The RGB value is 40, 2, 39: 40 red, 2 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280227?: The complementary color is #022803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.