What color is #280926?

#280926 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280926?

The RGB value is 40, 9, 38: 40 red, 9 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280926?

The complementary color is #09280B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280926 color

#280926 rgb(40, 9, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #280926 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 3.5% green and 14.9% blue (40, 9, 38).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 63% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#280926 color codes

HEX	`#280926`
RGB	`rgb(40, 9, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 3.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 63%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 78%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.1, 20.67, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.1, 24, 329.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.323, 0.787, 1.915)`
Decimal	`2623782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280926, 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 #280926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #280926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280926; }
.text { color: #280926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 9 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280926, #280916); }

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Questions

What color is #280926?: #280926 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280926?: The RGB value is 40, 9, 38: 40 red, 9 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280926?: The complementary color is #09280B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.