What color is #280A1E?

#280A1E 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 #280A1E?

The RGB value is 40, 10, 30: 40 red, 10 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280A1E?

The complementary color is #0A2814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280A1E color

#280A1E rgb(40, 10, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #280A1E is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 3.9% green and 11.8% blue (40, 10, 30).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 60% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 25% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#280A1E color codes

HEX	`#280A1E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 10, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 3.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 60%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 75%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 25%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.88, 18.37, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.88, 19.45, 340.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.218, 0.762, 1.311)`
Decimal	`2624030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280A1E, 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 #280A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #280A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280a1e; }
.text { color: #280a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 10 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280a1e, #280a0f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #280A1E?: #280A1E 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 #280A1E?: The RGB value is 40, 10, 30: 40 red, 10 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280A1E?: The complementary color is #0A2814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.