What color is #28060B?

#28060B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28060B?

The RGB value is 40, 6, 11: 40 red, 6 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28060B?

The complementary color is #062823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28060B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28060B color

#28060B rgb(40, 6, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #28060B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 2.4% green and 4.3% blue (40, 6, 11).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 74% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 73% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#28060B color codes

HEX	`#28060B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 6, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 2.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 74%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 85%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 73%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.47, 17.04, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.47, 17.5, 13.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.001, 0.606, 0.381)`
Decimal	`2622987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28060B, 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 #28060B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28060B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #28060B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28060b; }
.text { color: #28060b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28060b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 6 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28060b, #281206); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #28060B?: #28060B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28060B?: The RGB value is 40, 6, 11: 40 red, 6 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28060B?: The complementary color is #062823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28060B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.