What color is #280B17?

#280B17 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 #280B17?

The RGB value is 40, 11, 23: 40 red, 11 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280B17?

The complementary color is #0B281C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280B17 color

#280B17 rgb(40, 11, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #280B17 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 4.3% green and 9% blue (40, 11, 23).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 57% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 42% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#280B17 color codes

HEX	`#280B17`
RGB	`rgb(40, 11, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 4.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 57%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 73%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 42%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.8, 16.51, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.8, 16.54, 356.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.149, 0.752, 0.895)`
Decimal	`2624279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280B17, 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 #280B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #280B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280b17; }
.text { color: #280b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 11 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280b17, #280d0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280B17?: #280B17 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 #280B17?: The RGB value is 40, 11, 23: 40 red, 11 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280B17?: The complementary color is #0B281C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.