What color is #28030C?

#28030C is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28030C?

The RGB value is 40, 3, 12: 40 red, 3 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28030C?

The complementary color is #03281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28030C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28030C color

#28030C rgb(40, 3, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #28030C is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 1.2% green and 4.7% blue (40, 3, 12).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 86% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 70% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#28030C color codes

HEX	`#28030C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 3, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 1.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 86%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 93%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 70%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.9, 18.5, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.9, 18.7, 8.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.974, 0.543, 0.401)`
Decimal	`2622220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28030C, 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 #28030C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28030C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #28030C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28030c; }
.text { color: #28030c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28030c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 3 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28030c, #280d03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28030C?: #28030C is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28030C?: The RGB value is 40, 3, 12: 40 red, 3 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28030C?: The complementary color is #03281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28030C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.