What color is #280700?

#280700 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 #280700?

The RGB value is 40, 7, 0: 40 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280700?

The complementary color is #002128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280700 color

#280700 rgb(40, 7, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #280700 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 2.7% green and 0% blue (40, 7, 0).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#280700 color codes

HEX	`#280700`
RGB	`rgb(40, 7, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 2.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.45, 15.3, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.45, 17.47, 28.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.951, 0.603, 0.066)`
Decimal	`2623232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280700, 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 #280700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #280700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280700; }
.text { color: #280700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 7 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280700, #281b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #280700?: #280700 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 #280700?: The RGB value is 40, 7, 0: 40 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280700?: The complementary color is #002128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.