What color is #280804?

#280804 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 #280804?

The RGB value is 40, 8, 4: 40 red, 8 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280804?

The complementary color is #042428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280804?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280804 color

#280804 rgb(40, 8, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #280804 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 3.1% green and 1.6% blue (40, 8, 4).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 82% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 90% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#280804 color codes

HEX	`#280804`
RGB	`rgb(40, 8, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 3.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 82%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 90%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 90%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.72, 15.33, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.72, 16.95, 25.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.984, 0.634, 0.185)`
Decimal	`2623492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280804, 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 #280804	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280804 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	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 #280804 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280804; }
.text { color: #280804; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280804; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 8 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280804, #281a04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #280804?: #280804 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 #280804?: The RGB value is 40, 8, 4: 40 red, 8 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280804?: The complementary color is #042428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280804?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.