What color is #280C14?

#280C14 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 #280C14?

The RGB value is 40, 12, 20: 40 red, 12 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280C14?

The complementary color is #0C2820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280C14 color

#280C14 rgb(40, 12, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #280C14 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 4.7% green and 7.8% blue (40, 12, 20).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 54% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 50% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#280C14 color codes

HEX	`#280C14`
RGB	`rgb(40, 12, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 4.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 54%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 70%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 50%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.91, 15.47, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.91, 15.52, 4.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.133, 0.765, 0.75)`
Decimal	`2624532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280C14, 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 #280C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #280C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280c14; }
.text { color: #280c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 12 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280c14, #28120c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280C14?: #280C14 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 #280C14?: The RGB value is 40, 12, 20: 40 red, 12 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280C14?: The complementary color is #0C2820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.