What color is #280C24?

#280C24 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280C24?

The RGB value is 40, 12, 36: 40 red, 12 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280C24?

The complementary color is #0C2810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280C24 color

#280C24 rgb(40, 12, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #280C24 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 4.7% green and 14.1% blue (40, 12, 36).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 54% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#280C24 color codes

HEX	`#280C24`
RGB	`rgb(40, 12, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 4.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 54%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 70%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.6, 18.6, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.6, 21.07, 332.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.325, 0.842, 1.761)`
Decimal	`2624548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280C24, 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 #280C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #280C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280c24; }
.text { color: #280c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 12 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280c24, #280c16); }

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Questions

What color is #280C24?: #280C24 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280C24?: The RGB value is 40, 12, 36: 40 red, 12 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280C24?: The complementary color is #0C2810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.