What color is #280C09?

#280C09 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280C09?

The RGB value is 40, 12, 9: 40 red, 12 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280C09?

The complementary color is #092528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280C09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280C09 color

#280C09 rgb(40, 12, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #280C09 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 4.7% green and 3.5% blue (40, 12, 9).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 63% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 78% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#280C09 color codes

HEX	`#280C09`
RGB	`rgb(40, 12, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 4.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 63%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 78%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 78%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.63, 14.03, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.63, 15.46, 24.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.056, 0.734, 0.344)`
Decimal	`2624521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280C09, 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 #280C09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280C09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	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 #280C09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280c09; }
.text { color: #280c09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280c09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 12 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280c09, #281c09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #280C09?: #280C09 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280C09?: The RGB value is 40, 12, 9: 40 red, 12 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280C09?: The complementary color is #092528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280C09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.