What color is #28091A?

#28091A is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28091A?

The RGB value is 40, 9, 26: 40 red, 9 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28091A?

The complementary color is #092817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28091A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28091A color

#28091A rgb(40, 9, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #28091A is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 3.5% green and 10.2% blue (40, 9, 26).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 63% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 35% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#28091A color codes

HEX	`#28091A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 9, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 3.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 63%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 78%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 35%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.51, 18.05, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.51, 18.45, 348.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.159, 0.721, 1.055)`
Decimal	`2623770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28091A, 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 #28091A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28091A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #28091A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28091a; }
.text { color: #28091a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28091a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 9 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28091a, #28090a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28091A?: #28091A is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28091A?: The RGB value is 40, 9, 26: 40 red, 9 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28091A?: The complementary color is #092817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28091A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.